Integration of heterogeneous data types is a challenging problem, especially in biology, where the number of databases and data types increase rapidly. Amongst the problems that o...
In peer-to-peer storage systems, peers can freely join and leave the system at any time. Ensuring high data availability in such an environment is a challenging task. In this paper...
Beyond already existing huge data volumes, e-science communities face major challenges in managing the anticipated data deluge of forthcoming projects. Community-driven data grids...
Media-rich ubiquitous distributed media processing workflow systems continuously sense users’ needs, status, and the context, filter and fuse a multitude of real-time media da...
The computing systems are becoming deeply embedded into ordinary life and interact with physical processes and events. They monitor the physical world with sensors and provide app...