Uniform random sample is often useful in analyzing data. Usually taking a uniform sample is not a problem if the entire data resides in one location. However, if the data is distr...
Frequent itemsets mining is a popular framework for pattern discovery. In this framework, given a database of customer transactions, the task is to unearth all patterns in the for...
Srivatsan Laxman, Prasad Naldurg, Raja Sripada, Ra...
— While many protocols for sensor network security provide confidentiality for the content of messages, contextual information usually remains exposed. Such information can be c...
Temporal dependence within the workload of any computing or networking system has been widely recognized as a significant factor affecting performance. More specifically, burstin...
Evgenia Smirni, Qi Zhang, Ningfang Mi, Alma Riska,...
Discrete-event (DE) models are formal system specifications that have analyzable deterministic behaviors. Using a global, consistent notion of time, DE components communicate via...