— We present an approach to optimizing the transfer of data objects within a user’s collection of computers and personal devices, subject to a variety of user-defined quality ...
Recent hardware advances are creating multi-core systems with heterogeneous functionality. This paper explores how applications and middleware can utilize systems comprised of pro...
Sanjay Kumar, Ada Gavrilovska, Karsten Schwan, Sri...
During our work with microfinance groups in rural India, we found that paper plays a crucial role in many local information practices. However, paperbased record keeping can be in...
This paper presents a novel architecture called the MetaGrid based on Grid computing concepts for resource provisioning for wide-area network-enabled applications. Resource provis...
To protect a network, secure network systems such as intrusion detection system (IDS) and firewall are often installed to control or monitor network traffic. These systems often i...