Content-based image retrieval with relevant feedback has been widely adopted as the query model of choice for improved effectiveness in image retrieval. The effectiveness of thi...
Well-designed indices can dramatically improve query performance. Including query workload information can produce indices that yield better overall throughput while balancing the...
Through a defined research process we designed objects that behave and respond in specific ways and are part of a networked system that emphasizes autonomous and flocking behavior...
Programmers and users of compute intensive scientific applications often do not want to (or even cannot) code load balancing and fault tolerance into their programs. The PBEAM syst...
While it provides the unprecedented processing power to solve many large scale computational problems, GRID, if abused, has the potential to easily be used to launch (for instance...