This paper addresses a fundamental and challenging problem with broad applications: efficient processing of region-based promotion queries, i.e., to discover the top-k most inter...
This work presents a case of an innovative Brazilian experience of use of free software in public administration as an emergent ecosystem, and the attempt to establish a quality f...
Easy-to-access and up-to-date project status feedback is an important aspect of effective project management. When project data is collected, a common problem is how to present th...
In this paper, we present an Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA)-based decentralized allocation enforcement system, developed with an emphasis on a consistent data model and ea...
In the domain of hard real-time systems, which language is better: C++ or the Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ)? Although standard Java provides a more productive programmin...