We consider a near future scenario in which users of a Web 2.0 application, such as a social network, contribute to the application not only data, but also rules which automatical...
Poorly designed software systems are difficult to understand and maintain. Modifying code in one place could lead to unwanted repercussions elsewhere due to high coupling. Adding ...
Martin Drozdz, Derrick G. Kourie, Bruce W. Watson,...
We propose test-based pointcuts, a novel pointcut mechanism for AspectJ-like aspect-oriented programming languages. The idea behind the test-based pointcuts is to specify join poi...
Abstract— Performance of proxy caches for database federations that serve a large number of users is crucially dependent on its physical design. Current techniques, automated or ...
Tanu Malik, Xiaodan Wang, Randal C. Burns, Debabra...
In wireless sensor networks, energy and communication bandwidth are precious resources. Traditionally, layering has been used as a design principle for network stacks; hence routin...
Santashil PalChaudhuri, Rajnish Kumar, Richard G. ...