In this paper, we propose a novel approach to model shape variations. It encodes sparsity, exploits geometric redundancy, and accounts for the different degrees of local variation...
The changing needs of healthcare provision around the world are forcing service designers and decision makers to adopt new tools in design and evaluation of processes. Apart from ...
Parallel computing on volatile distributed resources requires schedulers that consider job and resource characteristics. We study unconventional computing environments containing ...
Brent Rood, Nathan Gnanasambandam, Michael J. Lewi...
This paper discusses our experience in building SPIRE, an autonomic system for service provision. The architecture consists of a set of hosted Web Services subject to QoS constrain...
Skyhook Wireless provides hybrid positioning to millions of mobile devices around the world. Using an approach that integrates cell, WiFi, and GPS signals, the system services ove...