This paper evaluates the performance of the parallel, main-memory DBMS, PRISMA/DB. First, an architecture for parallel query execution is presented. A performance model for the ex...
Annita N. Wilschut, Jan Flokstra, Peter M. G. Aper...
Abstract. We design an effective shape prior embedded human silhouettes extraction algorithm. Human silhouette extraction is found challenging because of articulated structures, po...
BitTorrent (BT) in practice is a very efficient method to share data over a network of clients. In this paper we extend the recent work of Arthur and Panigrahy [1] on modelling the...
We consider a virtual computing environment that provides computational resources on demand to users with multiattribute task descriptions that include a valuation, resource (CPU)...
The Internet and file sharing technology (such as P2P network) significantly alleviate the content distribution cost. However, better digital content distribution also means that ...