We present a technique for computing approximately optimal solutions to stochastic resource allocation problems modeled as Markov decision processes (MDPs). We exploit two key pro...
Nicolas Meuleau, Milos Hauskrecht, Kee-Eung Kim, L...
A comparative study of parallel metaheuristics executed in grid environments is proposed, having as case study a genetic algorithm, a simulated annealing algorithm and a random se...
Abstract—A simple and effective composition of software services into higher-level composite services is still a very challenging task. Especially in enterprise environments, Qua...
Florian Rosenberg, Predrag Celikovic, Anton Michlm...
In this paper we introduce a new model for the definition and the implementation of quality of service (QoS) in distributed multimedia systems. The model provides both the users an...
Athanasios G. Malamos, Elias N. Malamas, Theodora ...
We give a constant factor approximation algorithm for the following generalization of the k-median problem. We are given a set of clients and facilities in a metric space. Each fa...