Abstract. This paper investigates the problem of autonomously allocating a large number of independent, equal sized tasks on a distributed heterogeneous grid-like platform, using o...
We present our experience of building a prototype system based on the Utility Model for adaptive multimedia. The Utility Model is proposed to capture the issues and dynamics in mul...
Lei Chen, Shahadat Khan, Kin F. Li, Eric G. Mannin...
In this paper we describe a trace analysis framework, from trace generation to visualization. It includes a unified tracing facility on IBM® SP™ systems, a self-defining interv...
Ching-Farn Eric Wu, Anthony Bolmarcich, Marc Snir,...
In this paper we tackle the task assignment problem (TSAP) in heterogeneous computer systems. The TSAP consists of assigning a given distributed computer program formed by a numbe...
Heuristic algorithms have enjoyed increasing interests and success in the context of Utility Accrual (UA) scheduling. However, few analytical results, such as bounds on task-level...
Peng Li, Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Dougl...