— We consider how to support a large number of users over a wide-area network whose interests are characterized by range top-k continuous queries. Given an object update, we need...
—Current-generation cloud computing is offered with usage-based pricing, with no bandwidth capacity guarantees, which is however unappealing to bandwidth-intensive applications s...
We propose a method of clustering images that combines algorithmic and human input. An algorithm provides us with pairwise image similarities. We then actively obtain selected, mo...
Much recent research [8, 6, 7] suggests significant power and energy benefits of relaxing correctness constraints in future processors. Such processors with relaxed constraints ...
A short theatrical exaggeration (but not too much) which describes practical problems with variability as experienced by real-world software developers. Real issue, there are no p...