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WSC
2008
14 years 8 days ago
A plug-in-based architecture for random number generation in simulation systems
Simulations often depend heavily on random numbers, yet the impact of random number generators is recognized seldom. The generation of random numbers for simulations is not trivia...
Roland Ewald, Johannes Rossel, Jan Himmelspach, Ad...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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14 years 3 months ago
Why students with an apparent aptitude for computer science don't choose to major in computer science
The statistics show that the number of Computer Science majors is dropping across the United States. Possible reasons include a reduced number of jobs in the field, an incorrect p...
Lori Carter
MODELS
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Teaching Modeling: Why, When, What?
This paper reports on a panel discussion held during the Educators’ Symposium at MODELS’2009. It shortly explains the context provided for the discussion and outlines the state...
Jean Bézivin, Robert France, Martin Gogolla...
AAAI
2006
13 years 11 months ago
When Is Constrained Clustering Beneficial, and Why?
Several researchers have illustrated that constraints can improve the results of a variety of clustering algorithms. However, there can be a large variation in this improvement, e...
Kiri Wagstaff, Sugato Basu, Ian Davidson
FC
2009
Springer
142views Cryptology» more  FC 2009»
14 years 4 months ago
Passwords: If We're So Smart, Why Are We Still Using Them?
While a lot has changed in Internet security in the last 10 years, a lot has stayed the same – such as the use of alphanumeric passwords. Passwords remain the dominant means of a...
Cormac Herley, Paul C. van Oorschot, Andrew S. Pat...