While it provides the unprecedented processing power to solve many large scale computational problems, GRID, if abused, has the potential to easily be used to launch (for instance...
Database systems have been designed to manage business critical information and make this information accessible on request to connected clients. There is, however, an ever-increa...
There is a growing recognition of the need to apply formal mathematical methods in the design of \high con dence" computing systems. Such systems operate in safety critical co...
The high transistor density afforded by modern VLSI processes have enabled the design of embedded processors that use clustered execution units to deliver high levels of performan...
Graphics-intensive computer games are no longer restricted to highperformance desktops, but are also available on a variety of portable devices ranging from notebooks to PDAs and ...