Recent industry trends towards reducing the costs of ownership in large data centers emphasize the need for database system techniques for both automatic performance tuning and ef...
Jin Chen, Gokul Soundararajan, Madalin Mihailescu,...
In this paper we consider the problem of maximising utility in linked market-driven distributed and Grid systems. In such systems, users submit jobs through brokers who can virtua...
Traditional Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks do not provide service differentiation and incentive for users. Consequently, users can easily access information without contributing any ...
Richard T. B. Ma, Sam C. M. Lee, John C. S. Lui, D...
Quality control and resource optimization are challenging problems in peer-assisted video streaming systems, due to their large scales and unreliable peer behavior. Such systems a...
The emergence of the Internet as a trusted medium for commerce and communication has made cryptography an essential component of modern information systems. Cryptography provides ...