Motivated by applications to sensor, peer-to-peer, and adhoc networks, we study the problem of computing functions of values at the nodes in a network in a totally distributed man...
In Java programs, classes are coupled to each other through the use of typed references. In order to minimize coupling without changing the executed code, interfaces can be introd...
Structured data and complex schemas are becoming the main way to represent the information many Digital Libraries provide, thus impacting the services they offer. When searching i...
Traditional Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery algorithms assume free access to data, either at a centralized location or in federated form. Increasingly, privacy and security co...
An important step in the development of large-scale distributed reactive systems is the design of effective system architectures. The early availability of prototypes facilitates...