Abstract. Quasi-Monte Carlo methods are based on the idea that random Monte Carlo techniques can often be improved by replacing the underlying source of random numbers with a more ...
Protection is an essential issue for the kind of heterogeneous distributed interoperable object environments, which Java and CORBA are a glimpse of. A uniform protection mechanism...
Scale free graphs have attracted attention as their non-uniform structure that can be used as a model for many social networks including the WWW and the Internet. In this paper, w...
We present the design of a spherical imaging system with the following properties: (i) A 4 field of view that enables it to "see" in all directions; (ii) a single center...
Today, several data-storage systems allow applications to create and manage custom metadata to improve data search and navigability in large-scale storage systems. Our thesis is t...