— Networked virtual environments (net-VEs) are the next wave of digital entertainment, with Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs) a very popular instance. Current MMO archite...
Nitin Gupta 0003, Alan J. Demers, Johannes Gehrke,...
Abstract. As multi-core processors proliferate, it has become more important than ever to ensure efficient execution of parallel jobs on multiprocessor systems. In this paper, we s...
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are employed in many applications in order to collect data. One key challenge is to minimize energy consumption to prolong network lifetime. A sche...
Yingshu Li, Chunyu Ai, Wiwek P. Deshmukh, Yiwei Wu
— Checkpointing is an indispensable technique to provide fault tolerance for long-running high-throughput applications like those running on desktop grids. This paper argues that...
Samer Al-Kiswany, Matei Ripeanu, Sudharshan S. Vaz...
Advances in networking, sensors, medical devices and smart phones have made it feasible to monitor and provide medical and other assistance to people either in their homes or outs...