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A self-tuning design methodology for power-efficient multi-core systems
: ACM Trans. on Design Automation of Electronic Systems

Higher voltages improve transistor switching times, but the speed achievable at a fixed voltage degrades with use. That degradation is also temperature...
Process Management (D.4.1) | May 2 13

A hybrid genetic algorithm for the bottleneck traveling salesman problem
: ACM Trans. on Embedded Computing Sys.

The bottleneck traveling salesman problem (BTSP) refers to the challenge of finding a Hamiltonian circuit that minimizes the largest...
Heuristic Methods (I.2.8...) | May 10 13

Posterior expectation of regularly paved random histograms
: ACM Trans. on Modeling & Computer Simulation

Parametric and nonparametric supervised machine learning algorithms are useful in artificial intelligence (AI). The literature of the field includes...
Trees (E.1...) | May 3 13

Fast asymmetric thread synchronization
: ACM Transactions on Architecture & Code Optimization

The critical section problem involves code that accesses shared resources in a parallel computing environment. Managing such access is a...
Multiprocessors (C.1.2) | May 22 13

The XtreemOS resource selection service
: ACM Transactions on Autonomous & Adaptive Systems

This paper presents a resource selection approach in large-scale distributed systems. The approach is decentralized and self-adapting, and aims to address scalability and resiliency in the...
Distributed Systems (C.2.4) | Apr 26 13

Embodied cognition and the magical future of interaction design
: ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

In this paper, cognitive scientist David Kirsh provides an accessible and engaging overview of state of the art research on human cognition in relation to...
User/Machine Systems (H.1.2) | May 7 13

Using implications to choose tests through suspect fault identification
: ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems

Building upon previous work that used login implications to improve the reliability of digital circuits in detecting online faults, this paper adds...
Reliability & Testing (B.6.2) | Apr 25 13

Optimization of task allocation and priority assignment in hard real-time distributed systems
: ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems

Zhu et al. study the problem of assigning tasks and signals in an automotive environment, specifically, a vehicle consisting of sensors, actuators, and...
Special-Purpose & App.-Based Sys. (C.3) | Apr 29 13

Exploiting and maintaining materialized views for XML keyword queries
: ACM Transactions on Internet Technology

The concept of Extensible Markup Language (XML) keyword searching is an interesting subset of query processing, as XML (and its...
Query Processing (H.2.4...) | Apr 17 13

Graph-based software design for managing complexity and enabling concurrency in multiphysics PDE software
: ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software

The field of complex computational modeling involves the use of advanced hardware and software environments, and the issues faced in...
Software Architectures (D.2.11) | May 9 13

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.NET test automation recipes: a problem-solution approach

McCaffrey has written a comprehensive book on .NET automation recipes. I found many good techniques in this book. More than that, he offers several complementary techniques, an approach that...
Microsoft .NET (D.3.2...)
| May 7 13

21st century C

Whether you love C, hate C, or have no opinion, you cannot ignore C. A great deal of code is written in C. It is at the core of Unix and the Internet, and practically every computer now in use has a compiler for...
C (D.3.2...)
| Apr 26 13

A practical approach to large-scale agile development: how HP transformed LaserJet FutureSmart firmware

Gruver, Young, and Fulghum present a compelling study showcasing the agile practices that helped transform how they developed firmware for their LaserJet line of printers at HP. A project that...
Management (D.2.9)
| Apr 25 13

Advances in intelligent signal processing and data mining: theory & applications

Intelligent signal processing and data mining underlie numerous important applications in science and engineering. This book aims to present the most recent developments in these areas with a...
Data Mining (H.2.8...)
| May 7 13

Automatic malware analysis: an emulator based approach

Malware refers to software written with malicious intent. It is virtually impossible to use a computer these days without being affected by this problem and spending significant effort to protect against...
Invasive Software (K.6.5...)
| May 23 13

Bayesian argumentation: the practical side of probability

This book is a collection of contributions on applications of an important rule in probability theory known as Bayes’ rule in natural language argumentation. The authors in this book use the term “Bayesian argumentation.” The volume starts...
Probability & Statistics (G.3)
| Apr 26 13

Beginning Android games (2nd ed.)

This is an introduction to writing arcade style games for Android. The target audience is developers with a good understanding of Java, little understanding of the Android environment, and no game...
Games (K.8.0...)
| May 3 13

Beginning HTML5 and CSS3: the web evolved

This book is about two related technologies: Hypertext Markup Language 5 (HTML5) and the latest standard for cascading style sheets (CSS3). It gives a good overview of these two standards and the new features they provide. To read this book, the reader...
General (D.0)
| Apr 19 13

Believable bots: can computers play like people?

Despite the funny title, this is not a book about artificial intelligence (AI) in games. Instead, it is about believability in games. With this is mind, the first question that must be addressed is what a believable bot is. The term “believable” seems more...
Games (I.2.1...)
| May 22 13

Big data, big analytics: emerging business intelligence and analytic trends for today’s businesses

Big data is becoming a mainstream focus in academic research and operational deployments. With more and more data flows sharing higher variety, velocity, and volumes, analytics is challenged on several...
Business (J.1...)
| Apr 24 13

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