We establish the following, quite unexpected, result: replication of data for the computational
private information retrieval problem is not necessary. More specifically, based on the …

With the growth of Utility Grids and various Grid market infrastructures, the need for efficient
and cost effective scheduling algorithms is also increasing rapidly, particularly in the area of …

Grids and peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have emerged as popular platforms for the next
generation parallel and distributed computing. In these environments, resources are …

Distributed computing is a very broad and active research area comprising fields such as
cluster computing, computational grids, desktop grids and peer-to-peer (P2P) systems …

Cloud computing became so important due to virtualization and IT systems in this decade. It
has introduced as a distributed and heterogeneous computing pattern to sharing resources …

Advance reservation allows users to request available nodes in the future, whereas
economy provides an incentive for resource owners to be part of the Grid, and encourages …

The experimental study of distributed systems and algorithms for large-scale internet
platforms typically requires simulation of compute and network resources. This paper …

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a bio-inspired optimization strategy founded on the
movement of particles within swarms. PSO can be encoded in a few lines in most …

State-of-the-art cloud simulators in use today are limited in the number of features they
provide, lack real network communication models, and do not provide extensive Graphical …

In global Grid computing, users and resource providers organize various Virtual
Organizations (VOs) to share resources and services. A VO organizes other sub-VOs for the …