Inspired by the natural intelligence of humans and bio-evolution, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
has seen accelerated growth since the beginning of the 21st century. Successful AI …

Michael L. Pinedo Theory, Algorithms, and Systems Sixth Edition Page 1 Scheduling Michael L.
Pinedo Theory, Algorithms, and Systems Sixth Edition Page 2 Scheduling Page 3 Michael L …

A new approach for conceptualizing and modeling multi-agent systems that consist of
people, devices, and software agents. Today, when computing is pervasive and deployed …

In this paper we address the problem of automatically generating job workflows for the Grid.
These workflows describe the execution of a complex application built from individual …

Nowadays, the need for systems interoperability in or across enterprises has become more
and more ubiquitous. Many research works have been carried out in the fields of information …

Philosophers have studied ontologies for centuries in their search for a systematic
explanation of existence:“What kind of things exist?” Recently, ontologies have emerged as …

Designs for real-world agent-based systems must reflect both domain requirements and
technical capabilities. This paper illustrates some of the requirements for agents in …

Many scheduling systems assume complete information about the problem to be solved and
a static environment within which the schedule will be executed. The real world is not static …

Grid computing gives users access to widely distributed networks of computing resources to
solve large-scale tasks such as scientific computation. These tasks are defined as …

Research has shown that the managerial capacities and work practices of farmers play a
major role in explaining differences in economic and environmental performances. This …