Expert systems are successfully applied to a number of domains. Often built on generic rulebased systems, they can also exploit optimized algorithms. On the other side, being based on loosely coupled components and peer to peer infrastructures for asynchronous messaging, multi-agent systems allow code mobility, adaptability, easy of deployment and reconfiguration, thus fitting distributed and d...

This paper reports findings from a study of researchers and research-computing support staff. It explores examples of the social relations supporting the adoption, adaptation and domestication of e-Research technologies and e-Infrastructures and makes recommendations for funding organizations, technology suppliers, service providers and institutions.

ABSTRACT Integration of context interfaces in mobile application design could be based on different goals, such as provision and exchange of resource information of different type, application adaptation to specific context, efficient interactions between user and application, visibility of specific resource information, building of context aware mobile infrastructures, increased robustness, fa...

Traditional computer applications in civil engineering are mainly for analysis, design and construction of buildings and other structures, which are basic components of social infrastructures. No doubt computer technology has been promoting productivities in the engineering aspect, but few successful efforts have been made in solving social and human related problems, such as disaster mitigatio...

Integration of information and communication technologies with the traditional of electric power infrastructures and creation of an interoperable, scalable, and flexible smart grid will require numerous technological innovations and advancements. The purpose of this paper is to take a detailed look at the various technologies which may be utilized in the data transmission for the smart grid and...

This paper presents the Open Archives Forum, an EC 5 Framework Accompanying Measure for supporting the dissemination of information about European activities that adopt an open-archives based approach. OAForum aims at building a framework where European and national initiatives that use this approach can share their experiences and co-ordinate the development of software tools and infrastructur...

While similarity has gained in importance in research about information retrieval on the (geospatial) semantic Web, information retrieval paradigms and their integration into existing spatial data infrastructures have not been examined in detail so far. In this paper, intensional and extensional paradigms for similarity-based information retrieval are introduced. The differences between these p...

Optical networks have been widely implemented and they are usually used as the backbone of high-capacity telecommunication infrastructures. However, the nowadays traffic demand over these networks has increased in a way that congestion over the architecture is considerable. Due to the high costs of implementing new optical links, the routing and wavelength assignment process become an important...

To maximise the benefits of globalisation, countries and their stakeholders must become familiar with and adhere to the rights and obligations set out by the World Trade Organization under the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Furthermore, for trade in animals and animal products, they must adhere to the standards, guidelines and recommendations established by the OIE (World org...