Adaptive parallel computations--computations that can adapt to changes in resource availability and requirement--can effectively use networked machines because they dynamically ex...
Arash Baratloo, Ayal Itzkovitz, Zvi M. Kedem, Yuan...
We present a new arrangement of directory bits called the segment directory to improve directory storage efficiency: a segment directory can point to several sharing processors wi...
We present our experience of building a prototype system based on the Utility Model for adaptive multimedia. The Utility Model is proposed to capture the issues and dynamics in mul...
Lei Chen, Shahadat Khan, Kin F. Li, Eric G. Mannin...
We explore the creation of a metacomputer by the aggregation of independent sites. Joining a metacomputer is voluntary, and hence it has to be an endeavor that mutually benefits a...