Today's manufacturing enterprises face enormous competitive pressures stemming from the
current dynamic and open business context. Global competition and market demand for …

Recently peer-to-peer (P2P) configurations have found considerable interest in the Internet
community. At the same time P2P has often been criticized for poor scaling behavior. We …

In this paper we propose a knowledge based system (KBS), based on smart objects and a
data fusion model to support industrial management decision making applied to a clothes …

Abstract The Distributed Computing Infrastructure (DCI) has become an indispensable tool
for scientific research. Such infrastructures are composed of many independent services that …

This paper compares three multi-national research infrastructures, one that provides data
services, one that provides compute services, and one that supports linguistics research …

A recent theory assigns a single scalar 0≤ r≤ 1 to pin-jointed plane trusses, characterising
their geometric sensitivity with respect to small displacements of individual joints. Here we …

Despite the increased development and use of grid-technologies for solving large-scale
computational tasks in various scientific fields, the problem of complexity and efficiency of …

Molecular simulations provide novel insights in the structure of molecules and their function.
They have numerous applications in areas like structural biology, material science, and drug …

Computational grid involves the sharing of dynamic and geographically distributed
heterogeneous resources to cater to highend scientific problems. The dynamic nature of grid …

In this paper we propose an integrated framework, based on smart objects to support fuzzy
decision-making processes applied to manufacturing environments. The processes involved …