We apply speculative multithreading to sequential Java programs in software to achieve speedup on existing multiprocessors. A common speculation library supports both Java bytecod...
Software components o er numerous advantages in terms of development, but may give rise to ine ciency due to highly generic implementations. Program specialization can automatical...
Developing parallel software using current tools can be challenging. Even experts find it difficult to reason about the use of locks and often accidentally introduce race condit...
James Christopher Jenista, Yong Hun Eom, Brian Dem...
The success of distributed event-based infrastructures such as SIENA and Elvin is partially due to their ease of use. Even novice users of these infrastructures not versed in distr...
Leakage of confidential information represents a serious security risk. Despite a number of novel, theoretical advances, it has been unclear if and how quantitative approaches to ...