Modern application infrastructures are based on clustered, multi-tiered architectures, where request distribution occurs in two sequential stages: over a cluster of web servers, a...
Debra E. VanderMeer, Helen M. Thomas, Kaushik Dutt...
The problem of spam is a classic “tragedy of the commons” [10]. We propose the Zmail protocol as a way to preserve email as a “free” common resource for most users, while ...
Benjamin Kuipers, Alex X. Liu, Aashin Gautam, Moha...
Java-based middleware is a rapidly growing workload for high-end server processors, particularly Chip Multiprocessors (CMP). To help architects design future microprocessors to ru...
Martin Karlsson, Erik Hagersten, Kevin E. Moore, D...
Placement is a critical component of today's physical synthesis flow with tremendous impact on the final performance of VLSI designs. However, it accounts for a significant p...
Charles J. Alpert, Andrew B. Kahng, Gi-Joon Nam, S...
The Internet’s core routing infrastructure, while arguably robust and efficient, has proven to be difficult to evolve to accommodate the needs of new applications. Prior researc...
Boon Thau Loo, Joseph M. Hellerstein, Ion Stoica, ...