Abstract. The recently introduced Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation for block ciphers provides both encryption and message authentication, using universal hashing based on mul...
In the research domain agent-based systems are widely used for mobile and distributed information systems. Their underlying paradigm provides excellent mechanisms to isolate tasks ...
Abstract. When agents coordinate according to the principles of teamwork they can flexibly, robustly and reliably achieve complex goals in complex, dynamic and even hostile enviro...
— We present the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of AMPS — a flexible, scalable proxy testbed that supports a wide and extensible set of next-generation pro...
Xiaolan (Ellen) Zhang, Michael K. Bradshaw, Yang G...
Inheritance is a useful mechanism for factoring and reusing code. However, it has limitations for building extensible systems. We describe nested inheritance, a mechanism that add...