Global public computing platforms, such as PlanetLab, grid computing systems, and XenoServers, require facilities for managing trust to allow their participants to interact effect...
The emergence of portable computers and wireless technologies has introduced new challenges for middleware. Mobility brings new requirements and is becoming a key characteristic. M...
In this paper we investigate protocols for scheduling applications that consist of large numbers of identical, independent tasks on large-scale computing platforms. By imposing a ...
Barbara Kreaseck, Larry Carter, Henri Casanova, Je...
— In this paper, we present a design for a generic, open, application-oriented performance instrumentation of multitier applications. Measurements are performed through configur...
Markus Schmid, Marcus Thoss, Thomas Termin, Reinho...
Abstract—Open Web-based and social platforms dramatically influence models of work. Today, there is an increasing interest in outsourcing tasks to crowdsourcing environments tha...
Harald Psaier, Florian Skopik, Daniel Schall, Scha...