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OSDI
1994
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Experiences with Locking in a NUMA Multiprocessor Operating System Kernel
We describe the lockingarchitecture of a new operating system, HURRICANE, designed for large scale shared-memory multiprocessors. Many papers already describe kernel lockingtechni...
Ronald C. Unrau, Orran Krieger, Benjamin Gamsa, Mi...
MOBISYS
2009
ACM
16 years 7 months ago
Attacks on public WLAN-based positioning systems
In this work, we study the security of public WLAN-based positioning systems. Specifically, we investigate the Skyhook positioning system, available on PCs and used on a number of...
Nils Ole Tippenhauer, Kasper Bonne Rasmussen, Chri...
ICSE
2007
IEEE-ACM
16 years 6 months ago
The Role of Experience and Ability in Comprehension Tasks Supported by UML Stereotypes
Proponents of design notations tailored for specific application domains or reference architectures, often available in the form of UML stereotypes, motivate them by improved unde...
Filippo Ricca, Massimiliano Di Penta, Marco Torchi...
EWSN
2008
Springer
16 years 6 months ago
Resilient Coding Algorithms for Sensor Network Data Persistence
Storing and disseminating coded information instead of the original data can bring significant performance improvements to sensor network protocols. Such methods reduce the risk of...
Daniele Munaretto, Jörg Widmer, Michele Rossi...
AIME
2009
Springer
16 years 1 months ago
Explaining Anomalous Responses to Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit
Abstract. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides treatment to critically ill patients. When a patient does not respond as expected to such treatment it can be challenging for clini...
Laura Moss, Derek H. Sleeman, Malcolm Booth, Malco...