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SIGCOMM
2010
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Topology-aware resource allocation for data-intensive workloads
This paper proposes an architecture for optimized resource allocation in Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)-based cloud systems. Current IaaS systems are usually unaware of the ho...
Gunho Lee, Niraj Tolia, Parthasarathy Ranganathan,...
APPROX
2008
Springer
107views Algorithms» more  APPROX 2008»
14 years 1 months ago
A General Framework for Designing Approximation Schemes for Combinatorial Optimization Problems with Many Objectives Combined in
Abstract. In this paper, we propose a general framework for designing fully polynomial time approximation schemes for combinatorial optimization problems, in which more than one ob...
Shashi Mittal, Andreas S. Schulz
AI
2006
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
An Efficient Resource Allocation Approach in Real-Time Stochastic Environment
We are interested in contributing to solving effectively a particular type of real-time stochastic resource allocation problem. Firstly, one distinction is that certain tasks may c...
Pierrick Plamondon, Brahim Chaib-draa, Abder Rezak...
PAAMS
2009
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
A Realistic Approach to Solve the Nash Welfare
The multi-agent resource allocation problem is the negotiation of a set of resources among a population of agents, in order to maximize a social welfare function. The purpose of th...
Antoine Nongaillard, Philippe Mathieu, Brigitte Ja...
GECCO
2009
Springer
121views Optimization» more  GECCO 2009»
14 years 4 months ago
Using memetic algorithms to improve portfolio performance in static and dynamic trading scenarios
The Portfolio Optimization problem consists of the selection of a group of assets to a long-term fund in order to minimize the risk and maximize the return of the investment. This...
Claus de Castro Aranha, Hitoshi Iba
GECCO
2003
Springer
115views Optimization» more  GECCO 2003»
14 years 4 months ago
The General Yard Allocation Problem
The General Yard Allocation Problem (GYAP) is a resource allocation problem faced by the Port of Singapore Authority. Here, space allocation for cargo is minimized for all incoming...
Ping Chen, Zhaohui Fu, Andrew Lim, Brian Rodrigues
ICPPW
2003
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Constructing Nondominated Local Coteries for Distributed Resource Allocation
The resource allocation problem is a fundamental problem in distributed systems. In this paper, we focus on constructing nondominated (ND) local coteries to solve the problem. Dis...
Jehn-Ruey Jiang, Cheng-Sheng Chou, Shing-Tsaan Hua...
NOSSDAV
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Managing a portfolio of overlay paths
In recent years, several architectures have been proposed and developed for supporting streaming applications that take advantage of multiple paths through the network simultaneou...
Daria Antonova, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Zheng Ma, Ra...
CSCLP
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
A Value Ordering Heuristic for Local Search in Distributed Resource Allocation
Abstract. In this paper we develop a localized value-ordering heuristic for distributed resource allocation problems. We show how this value ordering heuristics can be used to achi...
Adrian Petcu, Boi Faltings
CSCLP
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Characterization of a New Restart Strategy for Randomized Backtrack Search
We propose an improved restart strategy for randomized backtrack search, and evaluate its performance by comparing to other heuristic and stochastic search techniques for solving r...
Venkata Praveen Guddeti, Berthe Y. Choueiry