A classic autonomous robot is an autonomous agent for open, unpredictable environments. Such an agent is inherently autonomous but not independent. Independence implies unpredictab...
Negotiation between two trading agents is a two-stage process. First, the agents exchange offers whilst acquiring and exchanging information. Second, they attempt to reach a mutual...
Parallel programming generally requires awareness of the granularity and communication requirements of parallel subtasks, since without precaution, the overhead for parameter and r...
We present a tool for the design and validation of embedded real-time applications. The tool integrates two approaches, the use of the synchronous programming language ESTEREL for...
The role of small devices in the emerging all-connected computer infrastructure is growing. So are the requirements that the application execution environments face. Portability, ...