We propose a number of X3D extensions to enable shadows in the virtual worlds. Our higher-level extensions are an easy way to request shadows independently of their implementation...
Efficient data retrieval from databases is a significant issue of the design of persistent systems. We propose an aspect oriented persistent system named AspectualStore. Aspectual...
Abstract. Modern systems are heterogeneous, geographically distributed and highly dynamic since the communication topology can vary and the components can, at any moment, connect t...
Dan Hirsch, Jeff Kramer, Jeff Magee, Sebasti&aacut...
In highly dynamic and heterogeneous environments such as mobile and ubiquitous computing, software must be able to adapt at runtime and react to the environment. Furthermore it sho...
Abstract Trickle is a an extension to the Python programming language that provides explicit but simple mechanisms to write distributed scripts and programs. Trickle links together...