A well-known problem in P2P systems is freeriding, where users do not share content if there is no incentive to do so. In this paper, we distinguish lazy freeriders that are merel...
Michel Meulpolder, Johan A. Pouwelse, Dick H. J. E...
In hierarchical distributed systems, shared data access can be controlled by assigning user groups single cryptographic keys that allow high level users derive low level keys, but...
Overlay networks are used today in a variety of distributed systems ranging from file-sharing and storage systems to communication infrastructures. However, designing, building a...
Boon Thau Loo, Tyson Condie, Joseph M. Hellerstein...
Abstract. A wide range of microcomponents can today be produced using various microfabrication techniques. The assembly of complex microsystems consisting of several single compone...
As the study of graphs, such as web and social graphs, becomes increasingly popular, the requirements of efficiency and programming flexibility of large graph processing tasks c...