Most modern I/O systems treat each file access independently. However, events in a computer system are driven by programs. Thus, accesses to files occur in consistent patterns and...
In this paper we present the results of two measurement programs, that were aimed at investigating possible cost drivers for software maintenance. The two measurement programs wer...
In a recent study a series of model checkers, among which Spin [5], SMV [9], and a newer system called XMC [10], were compared on performance. The measurements used for this compar...
The paper describes lessons learned about the design of a form for interactive narrative. The lessons are based on an initial prototype and have ramifications for both a next-step...
Content-based routing (CBR) provides the core distribution support of several middleware paradigms, most notably content-based publish-subscribe. Despite its popularity, however, ...