High performance computing is currently not affordable for those users that cannot rely on
having a highly qualified computing support team. To cater for these users' needs we have …

Enhancing the quality of weather and climate forecasts are central scientific research
objectives worldwide. However, simulations of the atmosphere, usually demand high …

With the emergence of utility computing and the continuous search for reducing the cost of
running information technology (IT) infrastructures, we will soon experience an important …

Modern assertion languages, such as PSL and SVA, include many constructs that are best
handled by rewriting to a small set of base cases. Since previous rewrite attempts have …

We consider the problem of managing a hybrid computing infrastructure whose processing
elements are comprised of in-house dedicated machines, virtual machines acquired on …

OurGrid is a web-based community whose members can use each others' spare computing
power. When an OurGrid member is not using his own computer, it can be used by any other …

OurGrid is a web-based community whose members can use each others' spare computing
power. When an OurGrid member is not using his own computer, it can be used by any other …

This paper presents and evaluates a governmental application that has been ported to run
in a Grid. The Gerpav application is used in the city of Porto Alegre, located in the south of …

Neste artigo é apresentado um software para avaliação de sistemas de captação de água
de chuva. A metodologia é baseada no algoritmo de balanço hídrico de reservatório …

Image enhancement processes consist of a collection of techniques that inquire about to
improve the visual appearance of degraded image. This paper introduces a multimodal …