Many computational problems linked to reasoning under uncertainty can be expressed in terms of computing the marginal(s) of the combination of a collection of (local) valuation fun...
Data parallel programs are sensitive to the distribution of data across processor nodes. We formulate the reduction of inter-node communication as an optimization on a colored gra...
Embedded consumer devices are increasing their capabilities and can now implement new multimedia applications reserved only for powerful desktops a few years ago. These applicatio...
David Atienza, Christos Baloukas, Lazaros Papadopo...
Advanced instruments in a variety of scientific domains are collecting massive amounts of data that must be postprocessed and organized to support research activities. Astronomers...
— The execution of data intensive grid applications still raises several questions regarding job scheduling, data migration and replication. The optimization techniques applied b...