Integration of heterogeneous models can achieve interconnection between multiple types of
simulation systems and realize reusability of model components. Recently data-driven …

In this thesis we introduce a novel approach to software performance engineering that is
based on the execution of code in virtual time. Virtual time execution models the timing …

Traditional approaches for storage devices simulation have been based on detailed
analytical models. However, detailed models require detailed computations which may be …

Access time prediction is important for predicting hard disk drive latencies. Existing
approaches use white-box models developed with expert knowledge and can take months …

Predicting access times is a crucial part of predicting hard disk drive performance in general.
Existing approaches use white-box modeling and require intimate knowledge of the internal …

Over the last decade, Internet-based services, such as electronic-mail, music-on-demand,
and social-network services, have changed the ways we communicate and access …

Nowadays there is a great interest on developing new technologies for high-performance
computing using grid and cluster environment integrated together. Storage systems are …