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Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2006): Mogens Blanke Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2006)
Mogens Blanke; Contributions by J. Schroeder; Michel Kinnaert, Jan Lunze, Marcel Staroswiecki
R4,695 Discovery Miles 46 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents model-based analysis and design methods for fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control. Architectural and structural models are used to analyse the propagation of the fault through the process, test fault detectability and reveal redundancies that can be used to ensure fault tolerance. Case studies demonstrate the methods presented.

The second edition includes new material on reconfigurable control, diagnosis of nonlinear systems, and remote diagnosis, plus new examples and updated bibliography.

Responsibility and Dependable Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Guy Dewsbury, John Dobson Responsibility and Dependable Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Guy Dewsbury, John Dobson
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together for the first time two important features of a computer system that must be embedded in an organisational context. First comes responsibility, in other words, whether the computer system properly supports the organisational responsibilities that people are allocated. Second, the book examines dependability, which means whether the system supports those responsibilities in a trustworthy fashion. Aimed at researchers and doctoral students, the work pays particular attention to looking at what happens when things go wrong.

Distributed Embedded Systems: Design, Middleware and Resources - IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, TC10 Working Conference on... Distributed Embedded Systems: Design, Middleware and Resources - IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, TC10 Working Conference on Distributed and Parallel Embedded Systems (DIPES 2008), September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Bernd Kleinjohann, Lisa Kleinjohann, Marilyn Wolf
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This year, the IFIP Working Conference on Distributed and Parallel Embedded Sys tems (DIPES 2008) is held as part of the IFIP World Computer Congress, held in Milan on September 7 10, 2008. The embedded systems world has a great deal of experience with parallel and distributed computing. Many embedded computing systems require the high performance that can be delivered by parallel computing. Parallel and distributed computing are often the only ways to deliver adequate real time performance at low power levels. This year's conference attracted 30 submissions, of which 21 were accepted. Prof. Jor ] g Henkel of the University of Karlsruhe graciously contributed a keynote address on embedded computing and reliability. We would like to thank all of the program committee members for their diligence. Wayne Wolf, Bernd Kleinjohann, and Lisa Kleinjohann Acknowledgements We would like to thank all people involved in the organization of the IFIP World Computer Congress 2008, especially the IPC Co Chairs Judith Bishop and Ivo De Lotto, the Organization Chair Giulio Occhini, as well as the Publications Chair John Impagliazzo. Further thanks go to the authors for their valuable contributions to DIPES 2008. Last but not least we would like to acknowledge the considerable amount of work and enthusiasm spent by our colleague Claudius Stern in preparing theproceedingsofDIPES2008. Hemadeitpossibletoproducethemintheircurrent professional and homogeneous style."

Reliable Distributed Systems - Technologies, Web Services, and Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed.... Reliable Distributed Systems - Technologies, Web Services, and Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Kenneth Birman
R2,682 Discovery Miles 26 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Explains fault tolerance in clear terms, with concrete examples drawn from real-world settings
Highly practical focus aimed at building "mission-critical" networked applications that remain secure

Real-Time Embedded Systems - Open-Source Operating Systems Perspective (Hardcover, New): Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti, Gabriele... Real-Time Embedded Systems - Open-Source Operating Systems Perspective (Hardcover, New)
Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti, Gabriele Manduchi
R6,909 Discovery Miles 69 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the Foreword:

..".the presentation of real-time scheduling is probably the best in terms of clarity I have ever read in the professional literature. Easy to understand, which is important for busy professionals keen to acquire (or refresh) new knowledge without being bogged down in a convoluted narrative and an excessive detail overload. The authors managed to largely avoid theoretical-only presentation of the subject, which frequently affects books on operating systems.

... an indispensable resource] to gain a thorough understanding of the real-time systems from the operating systems perspective, and to stay up to date with the recent trends and actual developments of the open-source real-time operating systems."

-Richard Zurawski, ISA Group, San Francisco, California, USA

Real-time embedded systems are integral to the global technological and social space, but references still rarely offer professionals the sufficient mix of theory and practical examples required to meet intensive economic, safety, and other demands on system development. Similarly, instructors have lacked a resource to help students fully understand the field. The information was out there, though often at the abstract level, fragmented and scattered throughout literature from different engineering disciplines and computing sciences.

Accounting for readers' varying practical needs and experience levels, Real Time Embedded Systems: Open-Source Operating Systems Perspective offers a holistic overview from the operating-systems perspective. It provides a long-awaited reference on real-time operating systems and their almost boundless application potential in the embedded system domain.

Balancing the already abundant coverage of operating systems with the largely ignored real-time aspects, or "physicality," the authors analyze several realistic case studies to introduce vital theoretical material. They also discuss popular open-source operating systems-Linux and FreRTOS, in particular-to help embedded-system designers identify the benefits and weaknesses in deciding whether or not to adopt more traditional, less powerful, techniques for a project.

Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems - 13th International Conference, MODELS 2010, Oslo, Norway, October 3-8, 2010,... Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems - 13th International Conference, MODELS 2010, Oslo, Norway, October 3-8, 2010, Proceedings, Part I (Paperback, Edition.)
Dorina C. Petriu, Nicolas Rouquette, Oystein Haugen
R1,644 Discovery Miles 16 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The MODELS series of conferences is the premier venue for the exchange of - novative technical ideas and experiences focusing on a very important new te- nical discipline: model-driven software and systems engineering. The expansion ofthisdisciplineisadirectconsequenceoftheincreasingsigni?canceandsuccess of model-based methods in practice. Numerous e?orts resulted in the invention of concepts, languagesand tools for the de?nition, analysis, transformation, and veri?cationofdomain-speci?cmodelinglanguagesandgeneral-purposemodeling language standards, as well as their use for software and systems engineering. MODELS 2010, the 13th edition of the conference series, took place in Oslo, Norway, October 3-8, 2010, along with numerous satellite workshops, symposia and tutorials. The conference was fortunate to have three prominent keynote speakers: Ole Lehrmann Madsen (Aarhus University, Denmark), Edward A. Lee (UC Berkeley, USA) and Pamela Zave (AT&T Laboratories, USA). To provide a broader forum for reporting on scienti?c progress as well as on experience stemming from practical applications of model-based methods, the 2010 conference accepted submissions in two distinct tracks: Foundations and Applications. The primary objective of the ?rst track is to present new research results dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art of the discipline, whereas the second aims to provide a realistic and veri?able picture of the current state-- the-practice of model-based engineering, so that the broader community could be better informed of the capabilities and successes of this relatively young discipline. This volume contains the ?nal version of the papers accepted for presentation at the conference from both tracks.

Software-Implemented Hardware Fault Tolerance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006): Olga Goloubeva,... Software-Implemented Hardware Fault Tolerance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Olga Goloubeva, Maurizio Rebaudengo, Matteo Sonza Reorda, Massimo Violante
R4,573 Discovery Miles 45 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Software-Implemented Hardware Fault Tolerance addresses the innovative topic of software-implemented hardware fault tolerance (SIHFT), i.e., how to deal with faults affecting the hardware by only (or mainly) acting on the software.

The first SIHFT techniques were proposed and adopted several decades ago, but they have been the object of new interest in the past few years, mainly due to the need for developing low-cost safety-critical computer-based applications in fields such as automotive, biomedics, and telecommunications. Therefore, several new approaches to detect, and when possible correct, transient and permanent faults in the hardware have been recently proposed. These approaches are innovative (with respect to those proposed in the past) since they are of higher applicability (often starting from the source-level code of an application) and generality, being capable of coping with many different fault types. The book presents the theory behind software-implemented hardware fault tolerance, as well as the practical aspects related to put it at work on real examples. By evaluating accurately the advantages and disadvantages of the already available approaches, the book provides a guide to developers willing to adopt software-implemented hardware fault tolerance in their applications. Moreover, the book identifies open issues for researchers willing to improve the already available techniques.

Towards Next Generation Grids - Proceedings of the CoreGRID Symposium 2007 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed.... Towards Next Generation Grids - Proceedings of the CoreGRID Symposium 2007 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Thierry Priol, Marco Vanneschi
R4,582 Discovery Miles 45 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the fifth volume of the CoreGRID series. Organized jointly with the Euro-Par 2007 conference, The CoreGRID Symposium intends to become the premiere European event on Grid Computing. The aim of this symposium is to strengthen and advance scientific and technological excellence in the area of Grid and Peer-to-Peer Computing. The book includes all aspects of Grid Computing including service infrastructure. It is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This volume is also suitable for advanced-level students in computer science.

Processor Design - System-On-Chip Computing for ASICs and FPGAs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Jari... Processor Design - System-On-Chip Computing for ASICs and FPGAs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Jari Nurmi
R4,651 Discovery Miles 46 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here is an extremely useful book that provides insight into a number of different flavors of processor architectures and their design, software tool generation, implementation, and verification. After a brief introduction to processor architectures and how processor designers have sometimes failed to deliver what was expected, the authors introduce a generic flow for embedded on-chip processor design and start to explore the vast design space of on-chip processing. The authors cover a number of different types of processor core.

Autonomous Systems - Self-Organization, Management, and Control - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop held at... Autonomous Systems - Self-Organization, Management, and Control - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, October 6-7, 2008 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Bernd Mahr, Huanye Sheng
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 2008 TUB-SJTU joint workshop on Autonomous Systems Self-Organization, Management, and Control was held on October 6, 2008 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. The workshop, sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Technical University of Berlin brought together scientists and researchers from both universities to present and discuss the latest progress on autonomous systems and its applications in diverse areas. Autonomous systems are designed to integrate machines, computing, sensing, and software to create intelligent systems capable of interacting with the complexities of the real world. Autonomous systems represent the physical embodiment of machine intelligence.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to theory and modeling for autonomous systems; organization of autonomous systems; learning and perception; complex systems; multi-agent systems; robotics and control; applications of autonomous systems.

Intelligent Document Retrieval - Exploiting Markup Structure (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Udo... Intelligent Document Retrieval - Exploiting Markup Structure (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Udo Kruschwitz
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Collections of digital documents can nowadays be found everywhere in institutions, universities or companies. Examples are Web sites or intranets. But searching them for information can still be painful. Searches often return either large numbers of matches or no suitable matches at all.

Such document collections can vary a lot in size and how much structure they carry. What they have in common is that they typically do have some structure and that they cover a limited range of topics. The second point is significantly different from the Web in general.

The type of search system that we propose in this book can suggest ways of refining or relaxing the query to assist a user in the search process. In order to suggest sensible query modifications we would need to know what the documents are about. Explicit knowledge about the document collection encoded in some electronic form is what we need. However, typically such knowledge is not available. So we construct it automatically.

Languages for Embedded Systems and their Applications - Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from... Languages for Embedded Systems and their Applications - Selected Contributions on Specification, Design, and Verification from FDL'08 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Martin Radetzki
R4,587 Discovery Miles 45 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Embedded systems take over complex control and data processing tasks in diverse application ?elds such as automotive, avionics, consumer products, and telec- munications. They are the primary driver for improving overall system safety, ef?ciency, and comfort. The demand for further improvement in these aspects can only be satis?ed by designing embedded systems of increasing complexity, which in turn necessitates the development of new system design methodologies based on speci?cation, design, and veri?cation languages. The objective of the book at hand is to provide researchers and designers with an overview of current research trends, results, and application experiences in c- puter languages for embedded systems. The book builds upon the most relevant contributions to the 2008 conference Forum on Design Languages (FDL), the p- mier international conference specializing in this ?eld. These contributions have been selected based on the results of reviews provided by leading experts from - search and industry. In many cases, the authors have improved their original work by adding breadth, depth, or explanation.

Do-All Computing in Distributed Systems - Cooperation in the Presence of Adversity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover... Do-All Computing in Distributed Systems - Cooperation in the Presence of Adversity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Chryssis Georgiou
R3,020 Discovery Miles 30 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book studies algorithmic issues associated with cooperative execution of multiple independent tasks by distributed computing agents including partitionable networks. It provides the most significant algorithmic solution developed and available today for do-all computing for distributed systems (including partitionable networks), and is the first monograph that deals with do-all computing for distributed systems. The book is structured to meet the needs of a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This volume is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science.

The Testing Network - An Integral Approach to Test Activities in Large Software Projects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... The Testing Network - An Integral Approach to Test Activities in Large Software Projects (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Jean-Jacques Pierre Henry
R1,646 Discovery Miles 16 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Testing Network" presents an integrated approach to testing based on cutting-edge methodologies, processes and tools in today's IT context. It means complex network-centric applications to be tested in heterogeneous IT infrastructures and in multiple test environments (also geographically distributed). The added-value of this book is the in-depth explanation of all processes and relevant methodologies and tools to address this complexity. Main aspects of testing are explained using TD/QC - the world-leader test platform.

This up-to-date know-how is based on real-life IT experiences gained in large-scale projects of companies operating worldwide. The book is abundantly illustrated to better show all technical aspects of modern testing in a national and international context. The author has a deep expertise by designing and giving testing training in large companies using the above-mentioned tools and processes. "The Testing Network" is a unique synthesis of core test topics applied in real-life.

Stochastic Ageing and Dependence for Reliability (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006): Chin Diew Lai Stochastic Ageing and Dependence for Reliability (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Chin Diew Lai; Foreword by R.E. Barlow; Min Xie
R3,324 Discovery Miles 33 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a panoramic view of theory and applications of Ageing and Dependence in the use of mathematical methods in reliability and survival analysis. Ageing and dependence are important characteristics in reliability and survival analysis. They affect decisions with regard to maintenance, repair/replacement, price setting, warranties, medical studies, and other areas. Most of the works containing the topics covered here are theoretical in nature. However, this book offers applications, exercises, and examples. It serves as a reference for professors and researchers involved in reliability and survival analysis.

Manage IT! - Organizing IT Demand and IT Supply (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Theo Thiadens Manage IT! - Organizing IT Demand and IT Supply (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Theo Thiadens
R3,135 Discovery Miles 31 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book came into being inthe form oflecture notes for thesubject Infor- tion technology management (IT management) at the Twente University inthe Netherlands. Since 1995 this subject is part of the Master's degree of the course Business Management and Information Technology. Over a decade of teaching, this bookdevelopedinto what it istoday. The book gives an idea of how organizations should organize their - formationandcommunicationtechnologyfacilitiesinordertobeabletosay"IT does not matter." Management and the organization of IT are only conveniences within day-to-day operations and enablers, for organizations that want to supply other products and services. The book has the following starting points: (a) The IT support of products and services of organizations makes fu- tional and performance demandsontheIT facilities. In order to beable tomeettheserequirementsoptimally, anITarchitectureisrequired.The IT services and products are supplied within this architecture. (b) Controlling IT is part of normal operational management. This means that: -at setting up the IT facilities the principles of logistics and operations management apply; -the information, neededfor controlling a process, makes demandson the set-up of the information service process. The question is: -whether someone is authorized to supplythe data; -whether the data correspondswith thephysically present objects and -whether the given data is correct and complete. (c) A distinction is made between both the IT demand and the IT supply organization. Both organizations have to be set up. Methods indicate, xi xii Preface which processes have to be in place in these organizations and each of these processes has ?nancial, personnel, legal and security aspects.

Fundamental Networking in Java (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006): Esmond Pitt Fundamental Networking in Java (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Esmond Pitt
R1,630 Discovery Miles 16 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book provides complete coverage of fundamental IP networking in Java. It introduces the concepts behind TCP/IP and UDP and their intended use and purpose; gives complete coverage of Java networking APIs, includes an extended discussion of advanced server design, so that the various design principles and tradeoffs concerned are discussed and equips the reader with analytic queuing-theory tools to evaluate design alternatives; covers UDP multicasting, and covers multi-homed hosts, leading the reader to understand the extra programming steps and design considerations required in such environments.

After reading this book the reader will have an advanced knowledge of fundamental network design and programming concepts in the Java language, enabling them to design and implement distributed applications with advanced features and to predict their performance. Special emphasis is given to the scalable I/O facilities of Java 1.4 as well as complete treatments of multi-homing and UDP both unicast and multicast.

Test and Analysis of Web Services (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Luciano Baresi Test and Analysis of Web Services (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Luciano Baresi
R1,786 Discovery Miles 17 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The authors have here put together the first reference on all aspects of testing and validating service-oriented architectures. With contributions by leading academic and industrial research groups it offers detailed guidelines for the actual validation process. Readers will find a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art approaches as well as techniques and tools to improve the quality of service-oriented applications. It also includes references and scenarios for future research and development.

Stochastic Discrete Event Systems - Modeling, Evaluation, Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed.... Stochastic Discrete Event Systems - Modeling, Evaluation, Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Armin Zimmermann
R3,055 Discovery Miles 30 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stochastic discrete-event systems (SDES) capture the randomness in choices due to activity delays and the probabilities of decisions.

This book delivers a comprehensive overview on modeling with a quantitative evaluation of SDES. It presents an abstract model class for SDES as a pivotal unifying result and details important model classes. The book also includes nontrivial examples to explain real-world applications of SDES.

Fundamental Problems in Computing - Essays in Honor of Professor Daniel J. Rosenkrantz (Paperback, Softcover reprint of... Fundamental Problems in Computing - Essays in Honor of Professor Daniel J. Rosenkrantz (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Sekharipuram S. Ravi, Sandeep Kumar Shukla
R3,070 Discovery Miles 30 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fundamental Problems in Computing is in honor of Professor Daniel J. Rosenkrantz, a distinguished researcher in Computer Science. Professor Rosenkrantz has made seminal contributions to many subareas of Computer Science including formal languages and compilers, automata theory, algorithms, database systems, very large scale integrated systems, fault-tolerant computing and discrete dynamical systems. For many years, Professor Rosenkrantz served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery (JACM), a very prestigious archival journal in Computer Science. His contributions to Computer Science have earned him many awards including the Fellowship from ACM and the ACM SIGMOD Contributions Award.

Parallel Computing - Numerics, Applications, and Trends (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009): Roman Trobec,... Parallel Computing - Numerics, Applications, and Trends (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
Roman Trobec, Marian Vajtersic, Peter Zinterhof
R3,097 Discovery Miles 30 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The use of parallel programming and architectures is essential for simulating and solving problems in modern computational practice. There has been rapid progress in microprocessor architecture, interconnection technology and software devel- ment, which are in?uencing directly the rapid growth of parallel and distributed computing. However, in order to make these bene?ts usable in practice, this dev- opment must be accompanied by progress in the design, analysis and application aspects of parallel algorithms. In particular, new approaches from parallel num- ics are important for solving complex computational problems on parallel and/or distributed systems. The contributions to this book are focused on topics most concerned in the trends of today's parallel computing. These range from parallel algorithmics, progr- ming, tools, network computing to future parallel computing. Particular attention is paid to parallel numerics: linear algebra, differential equations, numerical integ- tion, number theory and their applications in computer simulations, which together form the kernel of the monograph. We expect that the book will be of interest to scientists working on parallel computing, doctoral students, teachers, engineers and mathematicians dealing with numerical applications and computer simulations of natural phenomena.

Euro-Par 2010 - Parallel Processing - 16th International Euro-Par Conference, Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September  3, 2010,... Euro-Par 2010 - Parallel Processing - 16th International Euro-Par Conference, Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2010, Proceedings, Part I (Paperback, Edition.)
Pasqua D'Ambra, Mario Guarracino, Domenico Talia
R3,122 Discovery Miles 31 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Euro-Par is an annual series of international conferences dedicated to the p- motion and advancementof allaspects of parallelcomputing. The major themes can be divided into four broad categories: theory, high-performance, cluster and grid,distributedandmobilecomputing.Thesecategoriescomprise14topicsthat focus on particular issues. The objective of Euro-Paris to provide a forum within which to promote the development of parallel computing both as an industrial technique and an a- demic discipline, extending the frontier of both the state of the art and the state of practice. The main audience for and participants in Euro-Par are researchers inacademicdepartments,governmentlaboratories,andindustrialorganizations. Euro-Par2010 was the 16th conference in the Euro-Parseries, and was or- nizedbythe Institute forHigh-PerformanceComputingandNetworking(ICAR) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR), in Ischia, Italy. Previous Euro- ParconferencestookplaceinStockholm,Lyon,Passau,Southampton,Toulouse, Munich, Manchester, Padderborn, Klagenfurt, Pisa, Lisbon, Dresden, Rennes, Las Palmas, and Delft. Next year the conference will take place in Bordeaux, France. More information on the Euro-Par conference series and organization is available on the wesite http://www.europar.org. As mentioned before, the conference was organized in 14 topics. The paper review process for each topic was managed and supervised by a committee of at least four persons: a Global Chair, a Local Chair, and two members. Some speci?c topics with a high number of submissions were managed by a larger committeewithmoremembers.The?naldecisionsontheacceptanceorrejection ofthesubmitted papersweremadein ameeting ofthe ConferenceCo-chairsand Local Chairs of the topics.

Computer Organization, Design, and Architecture, Fifth Edition (Hardcover, 5th edition): Sajjan G. Shiva Computer Organization, Design, and Architecture, Fifth Edition (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Sajjan G. Shiva
R4,182 Discovery Miles 41 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Suitable for a one- or two-semester undergraduate or beginning graduate course in computer science and computer engineering, Computer Organization, Design, and Architecture, Fifth Edition presents the operating principles, capabilities, and limitations of digital computers to enable the development of complex yet efficient systems. With 11 new sections and four revised sections, this edition takes students through a solid, up-to-date exploration of single- and multiple-processor systems, embedded architectures, and performance evaluation. See What's New in the Fifth Edition Expanded coverage of embedded systems, mobile processors, and cloud computing Material for the "Architecture and Organization" part of the 2013 IEEE/ACM Draft Curricula for Computer Science and Engineering Updated commercial machine architecture examples The backbone of the book is a description of the complete design of a simple but complete hypothetical computer. The author then details the architectural features of contemporary computer systems (selected from Intel, MIPS, ARM, Motorola, Cray and various microcontrollers, etc.) as enhancements to the structure of the simple computer. He also introduces performance enhancements and advanced architectures including networks, distributed systems, GRIDs, and cloud computing. Computer organization deals with providing just enough details on the operation of the computer system for sophisticated users and programmers. Often, books on digital systems' architecture fall into four categories: logic design, computer organization, hardware design, and system architecture. This book captures the important attributes of these four categories to present a comprehensive text that includes pertinent hardware, software, and system aspects.

Models for Parallel and Distributed Computation - Theory, Algorithmic Techniques and Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint... Models for Parallel and Distributed Computation - Theory, Algorithmic Techniques and Applications (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002)
R Correa, Ines De Castro Dutra, Mario Fiallos, Luiz Fernando Gomes da Silva
R4,588 Discovery Miles 45 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Parallel and distributed computation has been gaining a great lot of attention in the last decades. During this period, the advances attained in computing and communication technologies, and the reduction in the costs of those technolo gies, played a central role in the rapid growth of the interest in the use of parallel and distributed computation in a number of areas of engineering and sciences. Many actual applications have been successfully implemented in various plat forms varying from pure shared-memory to totally distributed models, passing through hybrid approaches such as distributed-shared memory architectures. Parallel and distributed computation differs from dassical sequential compu tation in some of the following major aspects: the number of processing units, independent local dock for each unit, the number of memory units, and the programming model. For representing this diversity, and depending on what level we are looking at the problem, researchers have proposed some models to abstract the main characteristics or parameters (physical components or logical mechanisms) of parallel computers. The problem of establishing a suitable model is to find a reasonable trade-off among simplicity, power of expression and universality. Then, be able to study and analyze more precisely the behavior of parallel applications."

Knowledge Science - Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process (Hardcover): Yoshiteru Nakamori Knowledge Science - Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process (Hardcover)
Yoshiteru Nakamori
R5,021 Discovery Miles 50 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Knowledge science is an emerging discipline resulting from the demands of a knowledge-based economy and information revolution. Explaining how to improve our knowledge-based society, Knowledge Science: Modeling the Knowledge Creation Process addresses problems in collecting, synthesizing, coordinating, and creating knowledge. The book introduces several key concepts in knowledge science: Knowledge technology, which encompasses classification, representation, modeling, identification, acquisition, searching, organization, storage, conversion, and dissemination Knowledge management, which covers three different yet related areas (knowledge assets, knowing processes, knower relations) Knowledge discovery and data mining, which combine databases, statistics, machine learning, and related areas to discover and extract valuable knowledge from large volumes of data Knowledge synthesis, knowledge justification, and knowledge construction, which are important in solving real-life problems Specialists in decision science, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, behavioral science, and management science, the book's contributors present their own original ideas, including an Oriental systems philosophy, a new episteme in the knowledge-based society, and a theory of knowledge construction. They emphasize the importance of systemic thinking for developing a better society in the current knowledge-based era.

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