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JAVA
2000
Springer
15 years 4 months ago
Efficient replicated method invocation in Java
We describe a new approach to object replication in Java, aimed at improving the performance of parallel programs. Our programming model allows the programmer to define groups of ...
Jason Maassen, Thilo Kielmann, Henri E. Bal
FLAIRS
2007
15 years 2 months ago
Robotran: A Programming Environment for Novices Using LEGO Mindstorms Robots
The LEGO Mindstorms robots provide an excellent introductory platform for students to learn computer programming. However, a major drawback is students’ lack of access to robots...
R. Mark Meyer, Debra T. Burhans
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WSC
2007
15 years 2 months ago
Parallel cross-entropy optimization
The Cross-Entropy (CE) method is a modern and effective optimization method well suited to parallel implementations. There is a vast array of problems today, some of which are hig...
Gareth E. Evans, Jonathan M. Keith, Dirk P. Kroese
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AINA
2008
IEEE
15 years 2 months ago
3MOKAN: A Novel Mobility Management Mechanism Based on Keeping Alternative Nodes
A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a network without any predefined infrastructure in which every node not only enjoys the services from the network, but serves the network as a r...
Mahmood Hasanlou, Ebrahim Fazli, Ali Movaghar, Hos...
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APPROX
2008
Springer
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15 years 2 months ago
Extractors for Three Uneven-Length Sources
Abstract. We construct an efficient 3-source extractor that requires one of the sources to be significantly shorter than the min-entropy of the other two sources. Our extractors wo...
Anup Rao, David Zuckerman