We studied the spatiotemporal characteristics of cortical activity in early visual areas and the fusiform gyri (FG) by means of magnetoencephalography (MEG). Subjects performed a visual classification task, in which letters and visually similar pseudoletters were presented in different surrounds and under different task demands. The stimuli appeared in a cued half of the visual field (VF). We o...

Distributed sensor resource allocation problem is an important research area of multi agent systems. In this paper we propose a model of distributed resource allocation problem for distributed sensor networks. Several models based on constraint network and another model based on concept of agency, are compared. Then, constraint network formalization which are similar to resource allocation prob...

One of the most important functions a compiler must perform is the allocation of reg isters for the instruction stream it generates. In addition to assuring that the allocation of registers is consistent with the semantics of the program being compiled, many compilers attempt to maKe 'optimal' use of the registers. A survey of work in the area of optimal register allocation is presented, and th...

Hierarchical crowdsourcing networks (HCNs) provide a useful mechanism for social mobilization. However, spontaneous evolution of the complex resource allocation dynamics can lead to undesirable herding behaviours in which a small group of reputable workers are overloaded while leaving other workers idle. Existing herding control mechanisms designed for typical crowdsourcing systems are not effe...

An area supervisor managing an area chain of local urban retail stores faces the problem of determining the number of employees and allocating them to retail stores (workforce size and its allocation). We propose a model to maximize the overall expected profit rate of a coordinated area chain where employee absenteeism is uncertain. Retail stores operate as a Markovian loss queueing system. An ...