Parallel workstations, each comprising 10-100 processors, promise cost-effective general-purpose multiprocessing. This paper explores the coupling of such small- to medium-scale s...
Creating freeform surfaces is a challenging task even with advanced geometric modeling systems. Laser range scanners offer a promising alternative for model acquisition--the 3D sc...
While much recent research has focussed on extending databases beyond the traditional relational model, relatively little has been done to develop database tools for querying data...
Abstract. Recent results in the Rio project at the University of Michigan show that it is possible to create an area of main memory that is as safe as disk from operating system cr...
The current integrated developments in network and computing give rise to a technical infrastructure for the information society which one may variously circumscribe by terms such...