To use their pool of resources efficiently, distributed stream-processing systems push query operators to nodes within the network. Currently, these operators, ranging from simple...
Peter R. Pietzuch, Jonathan Ledlie, Jeffrey Shneid...
Wireless sensor networks are often used by experts in many different fields to gather data pertinent to their work. Although their expertise may not include software engineering, ...
Alan Dearle, Dharini Balasubramaniam, Jonathan Lew...
To maintain consistency, designers of replicated services have traditionally been forced to choose from either strong consistency guarantees or none at all. Realizing that a conti...
A real-time computer system is a system that must perform its functions within specified time bounds. These systems are generally characterized by complex interactions with the en...
As computers are increasingly used to mediate social interaction, tools are needed not only to support direct communication, but also to create a richer social environment for the...