This paper proposes a cryptographic mechanism for metering the duration and/or the number of instances of running a data process. This mechanism has the following property: knowing...
In previous work we have presented the ZENTURIO experiment management system for performance and parameter studies of parallel and distributed applications on cluster and Grid arc...
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are used for various ubiquitous and pervasive environments. A few common applications are security, agriculture, automation, and environmental moni...
In order to achieve better scalability and reduce latency in handling user requests, many Web applications make extensive use of data replication through caches and Content Delive...
Bogdan C. Popescu, Maarten van Steen, Bruno Crispo...
This paper deals with a joint use of a trust evaluation approach and access control mechanisms for improving security in Web-usage. Trust evaluation is achieved by means of both be...
Luiz Fernando Rust C. Carmo, Breno G. de Oliveira,...