Obligations to enforce prohibitions: On the adequacy of security policies

Security policies in organisations typically take the form of obligations for the employees. However, it is often unclear what the purpose of such obligations is, and how these can be integrated in the operational processes of the organisation. This can result in policies that may be either too strong or too weak, leading to unnecessary...

Contextualized institutions in virtual organizations (abstract)

Contextualized Institutions in Virtual Organizations (abstract)

Governance of Services: A Natural Function for Agents (extended abstract)

An Agent-Based Infrastructure for Energy Profile Capture and Management

Accurately and dynamically monitoring energy usage patterns in households forms a first requirement for more efficient and ecofriendly energy management in the future. Monitored energy usage data can be used by power systems engineering—to inform demand-side management systems in the near future term—and in architecture/civil engineering—where...

Dynamic Service Reconfiguration and Enactment Using an Open Matching Architecture (extended abstract)