This paper describes XPeer, a zero-administration system for sharing and querying XML data. The system allows users to share XML data without significant human intervention, and t...
Carlo Sartiani, Paolo Manghi, Giorgio Ghelli, Giov...
We suggest that a combination of randomization and gossip communication can be used to overcome scalability barriers that limit the utility of many technologies for distributed sys...
This paper takes the view that to be considered autonomous, a software agent must possess the means by which to manage its own motivations and so define new goals. Using the motiva...
Architectural considerations play a key role in the success of any software-based development project. Architecture evaluation is an early risk reduction method for identifying ri...
This paper presents a complete codesign environment for embedded systems which combines automatic partitioning with reuse from a module database. Special emphasis has been put on ...