Policy-based management of computer systems, computer networks and devices is a critical
technology especially for present and future systems characterized by large-scale systems …

Policies form an important part of management and can be an effective means of
implementing self-adaptation in pervasive systems. Most policy-based systems focus on …

Despite several research studies, the effective analysis of policy based systems remains a
significant challenge. Policy analysis should at least (i) be expressive (ii) take account of …

In this paper, we describe a new framework for healthcare systems where patients are able
to control the disclosure of their medical data. In our framework, the patient's consent has a …

Policy-based management provides the ability to (re-) configure differentiated services
networks so that desired Quality of Service (QoS) goals are achieved. This requires …

In this paper, we describe how agents can support collaborative planning within
international coalitions, formed in an ad hoc fashion as a response to military and …

In this paper, we present a framework where access rights are provided to entities on the
basis of the actual task that the entities must fulfill as part of their duties. For capturing the …

The nature of home automation is introduced. It is argued that end users should be able to
define how the home system reacts to changing circumstances. Policies are employed as …

Managing large systems in order to guarantee certain behavior is a difficult problem due to
their dynamic behavior and complex interactions. Policies have been shown to provide a …

Product Distribution (PD) theory is a new framework for controlling Multi-Agent Systems
(MAS's). First we review one motivation of PD theory, as the information-theoretic extension …