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SIGCSE
2002
ACM
172views Education» more  SIGCSE 2002»
13 years 7 months ago
Simulation of load balancing algorithms: a comparative study
This article introduces a new load balancing algorithm, called diffusive load balancing, and compares its performance with three other load balancing algorithms: static, round rob...
Milan E. Soklic
IJON
2007
55views more  IJON 2007»
13 years 7 months ago
Short-term plasticity in a computational model of the tail-withdrawal circuit in Aplysia
The tail-withdrawal circuit of Aplysia provides a useful model system for investigating synaptic dynamics. Sensory neurons within the circuit manifest several forms of synaptic pl...
Douglas A. Baxter, John H. Byrne
DAC
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Contract-based system-level composition of analog circuits
Efficient system-level design is increasingly relying on hierarchical design-space exploration, as well as compositional methods, to shorten time-to-market, leverage design re-use...
Xuening Sun, Pierluigi Nuzzo, Chang-Ching Wu, Albe...
ATAL
2006
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Gradient field-based task assignment in an AGV transportation system
Assigning tasks to agents is complex, especially in highly dynamic environments. Typical protocol-based approaches for task assignment such as Contract Net have proven their value...
Danny Weyns, Nelis Boucké, Tom Holvoet
ISCA
1998
IEEE
123views Hardware» more  ISCA 1998»
13 years 12 months ago
Weak Ordering - A New Definition
A memory model for a shared memory, multiprocessor commonly and often implicitly assumed by programmers is that of sequential consistency. This model guarantees that all memory ac...
Sarita V. Adve, Mark D. Hill