Abstract. To practically solve NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, local search algorithms and their parallel implementations on PVM or MPI have been frequently discussed....
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Peer-to-peer systems such as Gnutella and Kazaa are used by millions of people for sharing music and many other files over the Internet, and they account for a significant portio...
Ali Raza Butt, Nipoon Malhotra, Sunil Patro, Y. Ch...
Content protection mechanisms are intended to enforce the usage rights on the content. These usage rights are carried by a license. Sometimes, a license even carries the key that i...
Cheun Ngen Chong, Bin Ren, Jeroen Doumen, Sandro E...
In-depth analysis of network security vulnerability must consider attacker exploits not just in isolation, but also in combination. The general approach to this problem is to comp...
Steven Noel, Sushil Jajodia, Brian O'Berry, Michae...