Search engine advertising has become a significant element of the Web browsing experience. Choosing the right ads for the query and the order in which they are displayed greatly a...
In this paper, we analyze the performance of random load resampling and migration strategies in parallel server systems. Clients initially attach to an arbitrary server, but may s...
Ayalvadi Ganesh, Sarah Lilienthal, D. Manjunath, A...
Many high-performance communicating systems are designed using the event-driven paradigm. As multicore platforms are now pervasive, it becomes crucial for such systems to take adva...
Many important search tasks require multiple search sessions to complete. Tasks such as travel planning, large purchases, or job searches can span hours, days, or even weeks. Inev...
Eugene Agichtein, Ryen W. White, Susan T. Dumais, ...
In the Internet today, users and applications must often make decisions based on the performance they expect to receive from other Internet hosts. For example, users can often vie...