Abstract— The underwater environment presents many challenges for robotic sensing including highly variable lighting, the presence of dynamic objects, and the six degree of freed...
We present an effective framework for segmenting 3D shapes into meaningful components using the curve skeleton. Our algorithm identifies a number of a critical points on the curv...
In several distributed systems a user should only be able to access data if a user posses a certain set of credentials or attributes. Currently, the only method for enforcing such...
An electronic cash (e-cash) scheme lets a user withdraw money from a bank and then spend it anonymously. E-cash can be used only if it can be securely and fairly exchanged for ele...
The secure and robust functioning of a network relies on the defect-free implementation of network applications. As network protocols have become increasingly complex, however, ha...