Current methods to represent system or task usability in a single metric do not include all the ANSI and ISO defined usability aspects: effectiveness, efficiency & satisfactio...
In three-tiered web applications, some form of admission control is required to ensure that throughput and response times are not significantly harmed during periods of heavy load....
With the explosion of social media, scalability becomes a key challenge. There are two main aspects of the problems that arise: 1) data volume: how to manage and analyze huge data...
Ching-Yung Lin, Jimeng Sun, Nan Cao, Shixia Liu, S...
In this paper, we discuss several facets of optimization in cloud computing, the corresponding challenges and propose an architecture for addressing those challenges. We consider ...
Marin Litoiu, C. Murray Woodside, Johnny Wong, Joa...
Simultaneous teleoperation of mobile, social robots presents unique challenges, combining the real-time demands of conversation with the prioritized scheduling of navigational tas...
Dylan F. Glas, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, N...