In an open environment such as the Internet, the decision to collaborate with a stranger (e.g., by granting access to a resource) is often based on the characteristics (rather tha...
Abstract. GOLD (Grid-based Information Models to Support the Rapid Innovation of New High Value-Added Chemicals) is concerned with the dynamic formation and management of virtual o...
This paper reports on an NSF-funded effort now underway to integrate three learning technologies that have emerged and matured over the past decade; each has presented compelling ...
Abstract Loosely coupled services are gaining importance in many business domains. However, compared to OO-RPC middleware approaches, emerging technologies proposed to implement lo...
This paper presents the design of a new middleware which provides support for trust and accountability in distributed data sharing communities. One application is in the context of...
Paul Ruth, Dongyan Xu, Bharat K. Bhargava, Fred Re...