Distributed hash tables (DHTs) have been adopted as a building block for large-scale distributed systems. The upshot of this success is that their robust operation is even more imp...
The applicability of network-based computing depends on the availability of the underlying network bandwidth. However, network resources are shared and the available network bandw...
It is widely accepted in Distributed Artificial Intelligence that a crucial property of artificial agents is their autonomy. Whereas agent autonomy enables features of agent-base...
Dynamic system reconfiguration techniques are presented that can enable the systematic evolution of software systems due to unanticipated changes in specification or requirements. ...
Low-cost and low-power video surveillance systems based on networks of wireless video sensors will enter soon the marketplace with the promise of flexibility, quick deployment an...