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PDSE
1998
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14 years 11 months ago
An Algebraic Framework for Optimizing Parallel Programs
This paper proposes a theoretical framework for verifying and deriving code optimizations for programs written in parallel programming languages. The key idea of this framework is...
Ichiro Satoh
EC
2000
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14 years 9 months ago
Embodiment of Evolutionary Computation in General Agents
Holland's Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems largely dealt with how systems, comprised of many self-interested entities, can and should adapt as a whole. This semin...
Robert E. Smith, Claudio Bonacina, Paul E. Kearney...
PVLDB
2008
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14 years 9 months ago
Graceful database schema evolution: the PRISM workbench
Supporting graceful schema evolution represents an unsolved problem for traditional information systems that is further exacerbated in web information systems, such as Wikipedia a...
Carlo Curino, Hyun Jin Moon, Carlo Zaniolo
SIGOPS
2008
306views more  SIGOPS 2008»
14 years 10 months ago
virtio: towards a de-facto standard for virtual I/O devices
The Linux Kernel currently supports at least 8 distinct virtualization systems: Xen, KVM, VMware's VMI, IBM's System p, IBM's System z, User Mode Linux, lguest and ...
Rusty Russell
IEEEPACT
2007
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
A Loop Correlation Technique to Improve Performance Auditing
Performance auditing is an online optimization strategy that empirically measures the effectiveness of an optimization on a particular code region. It has the potential to greatly...
Jeremy Lau, Matthew Arnold, Michael Hind, Brad Cal...