This paper has three goals. (1) We try to debunk several held misconceptions about secure deletion: that encryption is an ideal solution for everybody, that existing data-overwrit...
Flash memory is the largest change to storage in recent history. To date, most research has focused on integrating flash as persistent storage in file systems, with little emphasi...
The current trend in operating systems research is to allow applications to dynamically extend the kernel to improve application performance or extend functionality, but the most ...
Successful software maintenance is becoming increasingly critical due to the increasing dependence of our society and economy on software systems. One key problem of software main...
With the increased use of network enabled applications and server hosted software systems, scalability with respect to network connectivity is becoming an increasingly important s...