However, these concepts do not cover exceptional conditions, unforeseen properties of cases, and conflicting requirements that call for adaptations of prespecified work-allocation decisions. We assume that contradictory and continuously changing requirements of work allocation should not be solved by automatic rule evaluation and centralized planning approaches. From our point of view it is mor...

The vast majority of multiagent research adressing the problem of the allocation of indivisible goods has concentrated on centralized mechanisms, typically combinatorial auctions. Distributed procedures considers instead that agents locally negotiate by agreeing on deals. In this paper, we consider the restricted negotiation framework consisting of bilateral deals only, and investigate the egal...

We propose an interference-aware resource allocation scheme in a two-cell environment. We derive a distributed resource allocation criterion with local channel information to maximize the achievable sum rate. With the criterion, each cell independently determines whether to use the given resource or not. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme provides close performance to the optimal ...

In this project we investigate the problem of channel allocation to a set of users in a centralized Cognitive Radio System. We consider three possible formulations of the problem and explain the relationship of these constraints to physical limiting factors. In the first formulation, we aim to minimize total power used in the system while fulfilling user rate requirements. This problem can be s...

We analyze a principal-supervisor-two agent hierarchy with supervisory efforts, provide a characterization of the equilibrium of the game, and show which regime improves efficiency between the collusion-proof regime and the lateral collusion one, under the assumptions that the principal is less informed, and that the side-trade is costly. By coping with the trade-off between the value of inform...

Although desktop Grid computing has been regarded as a cost-efficient computing paradigm, the system has suffered from scalability issues caused by its centralized structure. In addition, resource volatility generates system instability and performance deterioration. However, regarding the provision of a reliable and stable execution environment, resource management becomes more intricate when ...

In this paper we present the most innovative aspects of the EC-FP7 EcoThermo project. The main aim of the project consists on innovating the technique of heat cost allocation in buildings with a centralized heating system, overcoming the heat cost allocator drawbacks for reliability, measurement reproducibility and traceability and contexts of applications. Given the complexity of the project, ...

Enterprise groups are characterized by multiple levels of enterprises with large scales assets and complex business models. In the process administration management funds, there often some problems, such as unreasonable internal funds allocation, high financing costs, flawed control. Centralized fund is a tool for overall allocation intra-group coordinated group investment financing. It can opt...

A centralized resource allocation algorithm in multi-cell OFDM systems is studied, which aims at improving the performance of wireless communication systems and enhancing user’s spectral efficiency on the edge of the cell. The proposed resource allocation algorithm can be divided into two steps. The first step is sub-carrier allocation based on matrix searching in single cell and the second one...