— Scientific applications often perform complex computational analyses that consume and produce large data sets. We are concerned with data placement policies that distribute dat...
Ann L. Chervenak, Ewa Deelman, Miron Livny, Mei-Hu...
Flexible workflow systems are needed for processes that need consistency as well as flexibility (e.g., personalized client interactions). A methodology for designing flexible serv...
While traditional workflow management systems have proven useful in supporting well-defined organizational processes, they are less suitable for the support of less welldefined, e...
Existing workflow management systems encapsulate the data and behavior of a process within its execution scope, preventing other processes from accessing this information until th...
Although work pr ocesses, like software pr ocesses, include a number of process aspects such as defined phases and deadlines, they are not plannable in detail. Howe ver, the advan...