Low priority data transfer across the wide area is useful in several contexts, for example for the dissemination of large files such as OS updates, content distribution or prefet...
We address the problem of querying XML data over a P2P network. In P2P networks, the allowed kinds of queries are usually exact-match queries over file names. We discuss the exte...
Title of Thesis: DISTRIBUTED TRUST EVALUATION IN AD-HOC NETWORKS Georgios E. Theodorakopoulos, Master of Science, 2004 Thesis directed by: Professor John S. Baras Department of El...
Abstract. We consider the problem of increasing the threshold parameter of a secret-sharing scheme after the setup (share distribution) phase, without further communication between...
One of the main challenges in Grid computing is efficient allocation of resources (CPU-hours, network bandwidth, etc.) to the tasks submitted by users. Due to the lack of centrali...