The standard so-called experts algorithms are methods for utilizing a given set of “experts” to make good choices in a sequential decision-making problem. In the standard setti...
We apply speculative multithreading to sequential Java programs in software to achieve speedup on existing multiprocessors. A common speculation library supports both Java bytecod...
: This paper addresses the security of optimistic fair exchange in a multi-user setting. While the security of public key encryption and public key signature schemes in a single-us...
There is an increasing demand for highly reliable systems in the safety conscious climate of today’s world. When a fault does occur there are two desirable outcomes. Firstly, de...
Data replication permits a better network bandwidth utilization and minimizes the effect of latency in large-scale systems such as computing grids. However, the cost of maintainin...