This paper describes the motivation, methodology and implementation approach of the testbed that has been developed in the framework of the EVEREST project. Such testbed is used f...
In Java the de nition of a \program" is a bit fuzzy. A Java applet is essentially a Java application (i.e. program) that can be executed by a Java enabled Web browser (i.e. a...
Autonomous robots offer alluring perspectives in numerous application domains: space rovers, satellites, medical assistants, tour guides, etc. However, a severe lack of trust in t...
This paper presents a novel architecture called the MetaGrid based on Grid computing concepts for resource provisioning for wide-area network-enabled applications. Resource provis...
Security requirements strongly influence the architectural design of complex IT systems in a similar way as other non-functional requirements. Both security engineering as well a...