—Until recently, most high-end scientific applications have been immune to performance problems caused by NonUniform Memory Access (NUMA). However, current trends in micro-proces...
ion is a critical concept that underlies many topics in computing science. For example, in software engineering, the distinction between a component’s behavior and its implement...
We describe a practical vision of ubiquitous computing with tangible interfaces, that orbits around an individual and is mediated by his or her personal consumer electronic device...
Hard real-time embedded distributed systems pose huge demands in their implementation which must contain as few faults as possible. Over the past years, model-driven development a...
Vocal systems are a well-established reality. Examples of popular voice-based applications include helpdesk services, reservation systems, and vocal mailboxes. These services, tha...