— Finding the k nearest neighbors (kNN) of a query point, or a set of query points (kNN-Join) are fundamental problems in many application domains. Many previous efforts to solve...
Snowbird is a middleware system based on virtual machine (VM) technology that simplifies the development and deployment of bimodal applications. Such applications alternate betwee...
Wireless IEEE 802.11 networks in residences, small businesses, and public “hot spots” typically encounter the wireline access link (DSL, cable modem, T1, etc.) as the slowest ...
Violeta Gambiroza, Bahareh Sadeghi, Edward W. Knig...
Improvements in microprocessor and networking performance have made networks of workstations a very attractive platform for high-end parallel and distributed computing. However, t...
Most real-world negotiation scenarios involve multiple, interdependent issues. These scenarios are specially challenging because the agents' utility functions are nonlinear, ...