Accessing data from numerous widely-distributed sources poses signi cant new challenges for query optimization and execution. Congestion and failures in the network can introduce ...
Laurent Amsaleg, Michael J. Franklin, Anthony Toma...
We propose a lightweight fault-tolerant multicast and membership service for real-time process groups which may exchange periodic and aperiodic messages. The service supports boun...
Tarek F. Abdelzaher, Anees Shaikh, Farnam Jahanian...
This paper presents an example of how existing visualization methods can be successfully applied { after minor modi cations { for allowing new, sometimes unexpected insight in sci...
As multimedia applications spread widely, it is crucial for programming and design support systems to handle "time" in multimedia documents effectively and flexibly. This...
Junehwa Song, Michelle Y. Kim, G. Ramalingam, Raym...
In a university climate that sees rising student-sta ratios and increasing workloads for academics, any mechanism that reduces the student marking and assessment process must be w...