Data reliability of distributed brick storage systems critically depends on the replica placement policy, and the two governing forces are repair speed and sensitivity to multiple...
HANDS is a new programming system for children that was designed for usability. This paper examines the effectiveness of three features of HANDS: queries, aggregate operations, an...
This paper presents two empirical usability studies based on techniques from Human-Computer Interaction HCI and software engineering, which were used to elicitate requirements fo...
Supercomputer performance is highly dependent on its interconnection subsystem design. In this paper we study how di erent architectural approaches for router design impact into s...
Tabletop systems provide a platform for developing novel interaction systems, including tangible user interfaces (TUIs). This paper presents a study of the effects of a tabletop s...