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The fast pace of artificial intelligence~(AI) innovation demands an agile methodology for observation, reproduction and optimization of distributed machine learning~(ML) workload behavior in production AI systems and enables efficient…

This paper proposes a general interpretable predictive system with shared information. The system is able to perform predictions in a multi-task setting where distinct tasks are not bound to have the same input/output structure. Embeddings…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-07-02 Maciej Żelaszczyk , Jacek Mańdziuk

AI inference workflows are typically structured as a pipeline or graph of AI programs triggered by events. As events occur, the AIs perform inference or classification tasks under time pressure to respond or take some action. Standard…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Thiago Garrett , Weijia Song , Roman Vitenberg , Ken Birman

One of the main challenges in the field of embodied artificial intelligence is the open-ended autonomous learning of complex behaviours. Our approach is to use task-independent, information-driven intrinsic motivation(s) to support…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-09-27 Keyan Zahedi , Georg Martius , Nihat Ay

The needs of emerging applications, such as augmented and virtual reality, federated machine learning, and autonomous driving, have motivated edge computing--the push of computation capabilities to the edge. Various edge computing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-07-02 Reza Tourani , Srikathyayani Srikanteswara , Satyajayant Misra , Richard Chow , Lily Yang , Xiruo Liu , Yi Zhang

To improve the utility of learning applications and render machine learning solutions feasible for complex applications, a substantial amount of heavy computations is needed. Thus, it is essential to delegate the computations among several…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Homa Esfahanizadeh , Alejandro Cohen , Muriel Medard

A central but unresolved aspect of problem-solving in AI is the capability to introduce and use abstractions, something humans excel at. Work in cognitive science has demonstrated that humans tend towards higher levels of abstraction when…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Jonathan D. Thomas , Andrea Silvi , Devdatt Dubhashi , Moa Johansson

We present Airtnt, a novel scheme that enables users with CPUs that support Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) and remote attestation to rent out computing time on secure enclaves to untrusted users. Airtnt makes use of the attestation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-05-17 Mustafa Al-Bassam , Alberto Sonnino , Michał Król , Ioannis Psaras

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a foundational layer of social, economic, and cognitive infrastructure. At the same time, the training and large-scale deployment of AI systems rely on finite and unevenly distributed energy,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Jon Crowcroft , Rute C. Sofia , Dirk Trossen , Vassilis Tsaoussidis

In previous work we developed a framework of computational models for the concurrent execution of functions on different levels of abstraction. It shows that the traditional sequential execution of function is just a possible implementation…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2012-08-20 Bob Diertens

Edge AI is often framed as model compression and deployment under tight constraints. We argue a stronger operational thesis: Edge AI in realistic deployments is necessarily adaptive. In long-horizon operation, a fixed (non-adaptive)…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Fabrizio Pittorino , Manuel Roveri

Local execution of AI on edge devices is important for low latency and offline operation. However, deploying models on diverse hardware remains fragmented, often requiring model conversion or complete reimplementation outside the PyTorch…

AI agents increasingly require direct, structured access to application data and actions, but production deployments still struggle to express and verify the governance properties that matter in practice: least-privilege authorization,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Genliang Zhu , Chu Wang , Ziyuan Wang , Zhida Li , Qiang Li

Variations in High Performance Computing (HPC) system software configurations mean that applications are typically configured and built for specific HPC environments. Building applications can require a significant investment of time and…

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The Contract Net Protocol (1980) introduced coordination through contracts in multi-agent systems. Modern agent protocols standardize connectivity and interoperability; yet, none provide formal, resource governance-normative mechanisms to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Qing Ye , Jing Tan

The rapid deployment of autonomous AI agents creates urgent challenges around authorization, accountability, and access control in digital spaces. New standards are needed to know whom AI agents act on behalf of and guide their use…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Tobin South , Samuele Marro , Thomas Hardjono , Robert Mahari , Cedric Deslandes Whitney , Dazza Greenwood , Alan Chan , Alex Pentland

Large language models have paved the way to powerful and flexible AI agents, assisting humans by increasingly integrating into their daily life. This flexibility, potential, and growing adoption demands a holistic and cross-disciplinary…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Pierluca D'Oro , Caley Drooff , Joy Chen , Joseph Tighe

This paper takes an ecological approach toward large-scale models of hybrid human-AI intelligence. Emerging models of human-AI interaction predominantly advance the complementarity thesis variously dubbed human-AI collaboration and human-AI…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-21 Angjelin Hila

Business processes underpin a large number of enterprise operations including processing loan applications, managing invoices, and insurance claims. There is a large opportunity for infusing AI to reduce cost or provide better customer…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Steve T. K. Jan , Vatche Ishakian , Vinod Muthusamy

The industrial market continuously needs reliable solutions to secure autonomous systems. Especially as these systems become more complex and interconnected, reliable security solutions are becoming increasingly important. One promising…

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