This paper develops a scalable online optimization framework for the autonomic performance management of distributed computing systems operating in a dynamic environment to satisf...
In recent years, there has been great interest in scenario-based design and other forms of user-centred design. However, there are many design processes that, often for good reaso...
Ann Blandford, Suzette Keith, Richard Butterworth,...
Older adults with multiple chronic conditions are prone to care transitions, such as seeing a new doctor or being discharged after a prolonged hospital stay. These transitions are...
Danish Ullah Khan, Katie A. Siek, Jane Meyers, Lea...
The basic system timer facilities used by applications and OS kernels for scheduling timeouts and periodic activities have remained largely unchanged for decades, while hardware a...
Simon Peter, Andrew Baumann, Timothy Roscoe, Paul ...
This paper presents how state consistency among distributed control nodes is maintained in the presence of faults. We analyze a fault tolerant semi-synchronous architecture concep...