The Replica Placement Problem (RPP) aims at creating a set of duplicated data objects across the nodes of a distributed system in order to optimize certain criteria. Typically, RP...
Thanasis Loukopoulos, Petros Lampsas, Ishfaq Ahmad
The paper describes ITW – a multi-platform and multilanguage architecture used to discover (multimedia) resources. The ITW system is based on Web services and software agents, e...
The low cost and wide availability of networks of workstations have made them an attractive solution for high performance computing. However, while a network of workstations may be...
In parallel processing systems, a fundamental consideration is the maximization of system performance through task mapping. A good allocation strategy may improve resource utilizat...
S. Mounir Alaoui, Ophir Frieder, Tarek A. El-Ghaza...
Multi-agent based simulation (MABS) is a discrete event simulation technique used to study complex systems with entities having social and autonomous behavior. MABS applications a...