This book provides a Mathematical Theory of Distributed Sensor Networks. It introduces the Mathematical & Computational Structure by discussing what they are, their applications and how they diffe
Mobile Clouds: Exploiting Distributed Resources in Wireless Networks introduces in detail one of the most exciting technologies created after the invention of mobile phones, that is the exploitation o
Voluntary distributed computing projects divide large computational tasks into small pieces of data or work that are sent out over the Internet to be processed by individual users, who participate vol
"This book is a fundamental source for the advancement of knowledge, application, and practice in the interdisciplinary areas of mobile network and cloud computing, addressing innovative concepts and
Although several books and academic courses discuss data management and networking, few of them focus on the convergence of networking and software technologies for identifying, addressing, and managi
This book presents a comprehensive review of key distributed graph algorithms for computer network applications, with a particular emphasis on practical implementation. Topics and features: introduces
Global networks, which are the primary pillars of the modern manufacturing industry and supply chains, can only cope with the new challenges, requirements and demands when supported by new computing a
The International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence 2013 (DCAI 2013) is a forum in which applications of innovative techniques for solving complex problems are presented.
This brief investigates distributed medium access control (MAC) with QoS provisioning for both single- and multi-hop wireless networks including wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless ad hoc n
Editor Loo (computing, Lingnan University, Hong Kong) unites international contributors in information systems, software engineering, and computer science to explain the latest developments in distrib
Containing over 300 entries in an A-Z format, the Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing provides easy, intuitive access to relevant information for professionals and researchers seeking access to any asp
The energy consumption issue in distributed computing systems raises various monetary, environmental and system performance concerns. Electricity consumption in the US doubled from 2000 to 2005. From
International contributors in computer engineering, mathematics, information science, and telecommunications describe aspects of network management and traffic engineering for the Internet and distrib
Research in context-aware computing has produced a number of middleware systems for context management. However, development of ubiquitous context-aware applications is still a challenge because most
"This book offers a vital compendium of research and developments within the field of distributed computing, giving case studies, frameworks, architectures, and best practices for academics and practi
The International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence 2012 (DCAI 2012) is a stimulating and productive forum where the scientific community can work towards future cooperati
Computer scientists and electrical engineers explore some recent and expected innovations in the Internet and distributed computing systems, and in wireless sensor networks. Their topics include enhan
So much data is being generated these days that scientists spend a lot of time on such matters as where to store it, how to access it, or how to move it to visualization or computer resources for furt
This book represents the combined peer-reviewed proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing -- IDC 2011 and of the Third International Workshop on Multi-Agent
Socially enhanced Services Computing deals with a novel and exciting new field at the intersection between Social Computing, Service-oriented Computing, Crowd Computing, and Cloud Computing. The prese
This collection of fifteen articles on distributed computing showcases current scholarship in cloud computing and a wide variety of online services. Divided into sections covering software as a servic
Distributed Coordination of Multi-agent Networks introduces problems, models, and issues such as collective periodic motion coordination, collective tracking with a dynamic leader, and containment con
Large-scale video networks are of increasing importance in a wide range of applications. However, the development of automated techniques for aggregating and interpreting information from multiple vid
The International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelli-gence (DCAI’10) is an annual forum that brings together past experience, current work and promising future trends associated
This book represents the combined peer-reviewed proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing -- IDC 2010 and of the Second International Workshop on Multi-Age
International contributors in computer science, electronics engineering, and networks present the latest research on mobile networking in this overview and update for researchers from academia and ind
Offering case studies in each chapter, this book details theory, models, patterns, technologies, platforms, and applications of large-scale distributed computing. It covers major issues related such a
A unique investigation of the state of the art in design, architectures, and implementations of advanced computational infrastructures and the applications they support Emerging large-scale adaptive
Communication networks and distributed system technologies are undergoing rapid advancements. The last few years have experienced a steep growth in research on different aspects in these areas. Even t
Grid computing has emerged as one of the most promising computing paradigms of the new millennium! Achieving high performance Grid computing requires techniques to efficiently and adaptively allocate
An In-Depth View of Hardware Issues, Programming Practices, and Implementation of Key Methods Exploring the challenges of parallel programming from the perspective of quantum chemists, Parallel Com
The ability of parallel computing to process large data sets and handle time-consuming operations has resulted in unprecedented advances in biological and scientific computing, modeling, and simulatio
The Handbook of Computer Networks is the third set of reference books from leading author and Professor of Management Information Systems at California State University, Bakersfield, Hossein Bidgoli.
Despite recent dramatic advances in computer security regarding the proliferation of services and applications, security threats are still major impediments in the deployment of these services. Paying
Scientific computing has often been called the third approach to scientific discovery, emerging as a peer to experimentation and theory. Historically, the synergy between experimentation and theory ha
While the weight of a structure constitutes a significant part of the cost, a minimum weight design is not necessarily the minimum cost design. Little attention in structural optimization has been pai
Discover how to streamline complex bioinformatics applications with parallel computingThis publication enables readers to handle more complex bioinformatics applications and larger and richer data set
Discover grid computing-how to successfully build, implement, and manage widely distributed computing architecture With technology budgets under increasing scrutiny and system architecture becoming m
* Comprehensive introduction to the fundamental results in the mathematical foundations of distributed computing * Accompanied by supporting material, such as lecture notes and solutions for selected
The first extensive reference on these important techniquesThe restructuring of the electric utility industry has created the need for a mechanism that can effectively coordinate the various entities
