In this paper we present a framework for estimating the energy consumption of Java-based software systems. Our primary objective is to enable an engineer to make informed decision...
Civil infrastructures are vital elements of a nation’s physical well-being and quality of life because modern economies rely on the services these systems provide to move goods,...
Recommender systems have evolved in the last years as specialized tools to assist users in a plethora of computermediated tasks by providing guidelines or hints. Most recommender ...
In this paper we present a detailed review on the Trader’s Quality of Service (QoS) Specifications and the Effects on System Performance for Video-on-Demand Multimedia (MM) Appl...
We present a new methodology of user simulation applied to the evaluation and refinement of stochastic dialog systems. Common weaknesses of these systems are the scarceness of the...