: We consider the use of a cluster system with a shared nothing architecture for update-intensive autonomous databases. To optimize load balancing, we use optimistic database repli...
Policy specification for securing Web services is fast emerging as a key research area due to rapid proliferation of Web services in modern day enterprise applications. Whilst the...
Rafae Bhatti, James Joshi, Elisa Bertino, Arif Gha...
— We present an interface for controlling mobile robots that combines aspects of graphical trajectory specification and state-based programming. This work is motivated by common...
Junaed Sattar, Anqi Xu, Gregory Dudek, Gabriel Cha...
—We propose a new multi-hop routing protocol for wireless sensor networks, suited for monitoring and control applications. The aim of this research is to adapt flat and hierarch...
A fast design variation technique for mechanical systems is presented. It is used to interactively optimize mechanical characteristics while "self-assembling" or satisfy...