In this paper we propose a multicast-on-large-demand (MOLD) approach to the flash crowd problem. A MOLD Web server may dynamically open a multicast channel for resources when dete...
We present our development of an XML compression and querying tool, which is called XML Compression and Querying System (XCQ). This system is developed based on a novel technique ...
Wai Yeung Lam, Wilfred Ng, Peter T. Wood, Mark Lev...
In this paper we study how we can design an effective parallel crawler. As the size of the Web grows, it becomes imperative to parallelize a crawling process, in order to finish d...
This paper describes an extension to a multimodal system designed to improve Internet accessibility for the visually impaired. Here we discuss the novel application of a grid (pat...
Philip Strain, Graham McAllister, Emma Murphy, Rav...
Peer sampling – the capability of obtaining a random sample from a large population of peers – is a basic building block for the gossip paradigm. Current peer sampling service...