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OSDI
2002
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Optimizing the Migration of Virtual Computers
This paper shows how to quickly move the state of a running computer across a network, including the state in its disks, memory, CPU registers, and I/O devices. We call this state...
Constantine P. Sapuntzakis, Ramesh Chandra, Ben Pf...
SIGMOD
2008
ACM
210views Database» more  SIGMOD 2008»
14 years 7 months ago
Private queries in location based services: anonymizers are not necessary
Mobile devices equipped with positioning capabilities (e.g., GPS) can ask location-dependent queries to Location Based Services (LBS). To protect privacy, the user location must n...
Gabriel Ghinita, Panos Kalnis, Ali Khoshgozaran, C...
EDBT
2008
ACM
180views Database» more  EDBT 2008»
14 years 7 months ago
Probabilistic ranked queries in uncertain databases
Recently, many new applications, such as sensor data monitoring and mobile device tracking, raise up the issue of uncertain data management. Compared to "certain" data, ...
Xiang Lian, Lei Chen 0002
PERCOM
2006
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Context-Aware Resource Management in Multi-Inhabitant Smart Homes: A Nash H-Learning based Approach
A smart home aims at building intelligence automation with a goal to provide its inhabitants with maximum possible comfort, minimize the resource consumption and thus overall cost...
Nirmalya Roy, Abhishek Roy, Sajal K. Das
MOBISYS
2004
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Exponential Index: A Parameterized Distributed Indexing Scheme for Data on Air
Wireless data broadcast has received a lot of attention from industries and academia in recent years. Access efficiency and energy conservation are two critical performance concer...
Jianliang Xu, Wang-Chien Lee, Xueyan Tang