Distributed interactive systems often rely on platform information, used for example when migrating a user interface to a small-screen device, or when opportunistically recruiting...
In this paper, we consider a distributed video server environment where video movies need not be stored entirely in one server. Blocks of a video movie are allowed to be distribut...
This paper studies a new generalization of the regular permutation flowshop scheduling problem (PFSP) referred to as the distributed permutation flowshop scheduling problem or DPF...
Structured, spatial-temporal data arises in many applications areas such as transportation, sensor networks or mobile services. Peer to peer networks are the natural choice for th...
Sensor networks are often used to sense the physical world and provide observations for various uses. In hostile environments, it is critical to control the network access to ensur...