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ACM
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Near-perfect load balancing by randomized rounding
We consider and analyze a new algorithm for balancing indivisible loads on a distributed network with n processors. The aim is minimizing the discrepancy between the maximum and m...
Tobias Friedrich, Thomas Sauerwald
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VLSID
2009
IEEE
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Efficient Placement of Compressed Code for Parallel Decompression
Code compression is important in embedded systems design since it reduces the code size (memory requirement) and thereby improves overall area, power and performance. Existing res...
Xiaoke Qin, Prabhat Mishra
ICIAP
2009
ACM
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Towards a Subject-Centered Analysis for Automated Video Surveillance
In a typical video surveillance framework, a single camera or a set of cameras monitor a scene in which human activities are carried out. In this paper, we propose a complementary ...
Michela Farenzena, Loris Bazzani, Vittorio Murino,...
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DCC
2009
IEEE
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H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Encoder Parameter Selection Algorithms for Complexity Distortion Tradeoff
The H.264 encoder has input parameters that determine the bit rate and distortion of the compressed video and the encoding complexity. A set of encoder parameters is referred to a...
Rahul Vanam, Eve A. Riskin, Richard E. Ladner
CHI
2009
ACM
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Desiring to be in touch in a changing communications landscape: attitudes of older adults
This paper offers an exploration of the attitudes of older adults to keeping in touch with people who are important to them. We present findings from three focus groups with peopl...
Abigail Sellen, Richard H. R. Harper, Siân E...