This book presents a remarkable survey of a vast field of concrete and highly complex research on algorithms for parallel or distributed control.

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Distributed computing is at the heart of many applications. It arises as soon as one has to solve a problem in terms of entities -- such as processes, peers, pr

Designing distributed computing systems is a complex process requiring a solid understanding of the design problems and the theoretical and practical aspects of

This volume contains 68 papers presented at SCI 2016: First International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics. The conference was held during 3-4 Marc