This research investigates the problem of robust static resource allocation for distributed computing systems operating under imposed Quality of Service (QoS) constraints. Often, ...
Vladimir Shestak, Jay Smith, Anthony A. Maciejewsk...
Peers in peer-to-peer file-sharing systems cannot effectively share their files if they are poorly described. Terms one user employs to describe an instance of a file may not be t...
Dongmei Jia, Wai Gen Yee, Linh Thai Nguyen, Ophir ...
This paper presents "Self-Chord," a peer-to-peer (P2P) system that inherits the ability of Chord-like structured systems for the construction and maintenance of an overla...
Agostino Forestiero, Emilio Leonardi, Carlo Mastro...
A challenging issue facing Grid communities is that while Grids can provide access to many heterogeneous resources, the resources to which access is provided often do not match th...
Ian T. Foster, Timothy Freeman, Katarzyna Keahey, ...
In order to store, and retrieve images from large databases, we propose a framework, based on multiple description coding paradigm, that disseminates images over distributed serve...