The support of QoS properties in component-based software requires the run-time selection of appropriate concrete QoS contracts at the ports of the interacting components. Such a s...
New mobile computing technologies and the increasing use of portable devices have pushed the development of the so-called context-aware applications. This new class of applications...
Abstract. The ray-casting of implicit surfaces on GPU has been explored in the last few years. However, until recently, they were restricted to second degree (quadrics). We present...
Abstract. We investigate image retrieval using interest point descriptors. New geographic information systems such as Google Earth and Microsoft Virtual Earth are providing increas...
Virtual humans offer an exciting and powerful potential for rich interactive experiences. Fully embodied virtual humans are growing in capability, ease, and utility. As a result, t...
Patrick G. Kenny, Thomas D. Parsons, Jonathan Grat...