ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems

This article explores a performance isolation-based approach to creating robust distributed applications. For each application, the approach is to understand the performance dependencies that pervade it and then impose constraints on the possible ‘...

The use of resources in multiagent learning systems is a relevant research problem, with a number of applications in resource allocation, communication and synchronization. Multiagent distributed resource allocation requires that agents act on limited, ...

This article presents a semantics-based context-aware dynamic service composition framework that composes an application through combining distributed components based on the semantics of components and contexts of users. The proposed framework consists ...

A “Smart Spaces System”, called MITOS, for improved user connectivity in large wireless LAN installations is proposed. MITOS extends the scope of resource management to the dynamic relocation of nomadic users: the system suggests to a user the best ...

Software systems dealing with distributed applications in changing environments normally require human supervision to continue operation in all conditions. These (re-)configuring, troubleshooting, and in general maintenance tasks lead to costly and time-...