Layering of protocols o ers several well-known advantages, but typically leads to performance ine ciencies. We present a model for layering, and point out where the performance pr...
In the context of computational grids, a metascheduler is the service responsible for scheduling jobs across many geographically distributed processor clusters. Typically, these s...
Daniel C. Vanderster, Nikitas J. Dimopoulos, Randa...
Design activity has recently attempted to embrace “designing the user experience.” Designers need to demystify how we design for user experience and how the products we design...
Many common materials, including fruit, wax and human skin, are somewhat translucent. What makes an object look translucent or opaque? Here we use a recently developed computer gr...
Roland W. Fleming, Henrik Wann Jensen, Heinrich H....
How can Alice trust computation occurring at Bob's computer? Since it exists and is becoming ubiquitous, the current-generation TCPA/TCG hardware might enable a solution. Whe...
John Marchesini, Sean W. Smith, Omen Wild, Joshua ...