Efficient full-text keyword search remains a challenging problem in P2P systems. Most of the traditional keyword search systems on DHT overlay networks perform the join operation ...
In this paper we survey the past, present, and future of the Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) as well as the field of simulation. We begin by outlining the origins of WSC and it...
Robert C. Crain, Joseph M. Sussman, Thomas J. Schr...
This lecture treats some enduring misconceptions about modeling. One of these is that the goal is always prediction. The lecture distinguishes between explanation and prediction a...
Conventional firewalls rely on topology restrictions and controlled network entry points to enforce traffic filtering. Furthermore, a firewall cannot filter traffic it does ...
Sotiris Ioannidis, Angelos D. Keromytis, Steven M....
In many areas of software engineering, empirical studies are playing an increasingly important role. This stems from the fact that software technologies are often based on heurist...