PDPTA 2003: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - Volume 3
Hamid R. Arabnia, Youngsong Mun (Eds.): Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, PDPTA '03, June 23 - 26, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Volume 3. CSREA Press 2003 ISBN 1-892512-43-2
Distributed & Parallel Computing Techniques for Agents (DPCTA)
Binh Q. Nguyen: An Appraisal of the Mobility of an Agent Application Intended for Resource-Constrained Environment. 1001-1004
Enrico Pontelli, Tran Cao Son, Yu Pan, T. Phan: Developing Agents for Bioinformatics Applications: A Preliminary Design. 1005-1011
Salah El Falou, François Bourdon, Bruno Dillenseger: Routing Information In Distributed Knowledge Environments with Reactive Mobile Agents. 1019-1025
Masanori Hattori, Akihiko Ohsuga, Shinichi Honiden: Planning Mobile Agent Architecture for Realizing Mobile Intelligence. 1026-1032
Enrique González, Jamir Avila, César Bustacara: BESA: Behavior-Oriented, Event-Driven, Social-Based Agent Framework. 1033-1039
Hongen Lu: Agent Services Description and Matching. 1040-1048
Network Quality of Service and Related Issues
Keqin Li: Scheduling Precedence Constrained Parallel Tasks on Multiprocessors Using the Harmonic System Partitioning Scheme. 1049-1055

Mustapha Hadim, Pierre Manneback, Michel Bagein, Pierre Maon: Load Balancing Voice Applications with Piranha. 1070-1082
Yasuhiro Wabiko, Hiroaki Nishikawa: An Interactive Tuning Support for Processor Allocation of Data-Driven Realtime Programs. 1075-1081
Nicola Ciulli, G. Sergio, A. Martucci, R. Gagliardi, Stefano Giordano: An Architecture for Transparent End-to-End QoS-IP Transport Service Provisioning. 1082-1088
Sven-Arne Reinemo, Tor Skeie, Olav Lysne: Applying the DiffServ Model on Cut-Through Networks. 1089-1098
Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving
Mariko Sasakura, Susumu Yamasaki: An Application of NaraView to Reasonings for Distributed Logic Programs. 1099-1105
Chiemi Watanabe, Ayumi Osugi, Yoshifumi Masunaga, Kazuki Joe: Queryball: A New Model for Querying in Immersive VR Systems. 1106-1112
Tanaka Shin, Kurata Hiroyuki, Takeshi Ohashi: Dominant Direction Priority Searching Method for Real-Corded Genetic Algorithm. 1113-1119
Yuki Matsuoka, Hitomi Matsuyama, Mika Koganeyama, Chiemi Watanabe, Yutaka Ueshima, Kazuki Joe: Specification of a Parallel I/O Control Agent for Large-Scale Simulation Users. 1120-1126
Hitomi Matsuyama, Yuki Matsuoka, Mika Koganeyama, Chiemi Watanabe, Kazuki Joe: Reduction and Classification of Input Parameters for Large-Scale Simulations. 1127-1133
Hirofumi Nobuhara, Masaaki Mineo, Tetsutaro Uehara, Shoichi Saito, Yoshitoshi Kunieda: Design and Implementation of the Loop Restructuring Feature for the MIRAI Parallelizing Complier. 1134-1140
Yoshihisa Amakata, Yuji Shinano, Mario Nakamori: A Simulator for Message Passing Based Parallel and Distributed Programs to Evaluate the Influence of Latency of Message Transfers. 1141-1147
Yasuki Tanabe, Takashi Midorikawa, Daisuke Shiraishi, Masayoshi Shigeno, Toshihiro Hanawa, Hideharu Amano: Performance Evaluation of 3-Dimensional MIN with Cache Consistency Maintenance Mechanism. 1148-1154
Noriaki Suzuki, Hideharu Amano: Performance Evaluation of Instruction Set Architecture of MBP-Light: A Distributed Memory Controller for a Large Scale Multiprocessor. 1155-1164
Performance Issues + Analysis + Evaluation
Boleslaw Mikolajczak, Craig Eranosian, Carl Gallagher: Performance Study of Parallel Algorithms of LU Decomposition for Dense Matrices. 1165-1171
Robert L. Davis, Brian J. Henz, Dale R. Shires: Performance Evaluation of Parallel Sparse Linear Equation Solvers for Positive Definite Systems. 1172-1178
Roger Eggen, Jason Mitchell: Performance Comparison Between Commercial Implementations of Relation Data Storage and Tuple Storage. 1186-1191
Rodrigo A. Romero, David H. Williams: Performance Requirements of Dedicated Distributed Memory Servers. 1192-1197
KookHan Kim, ManHee Lee, JaiSeung Kwak, Jeonguk Kong, Okhwan Byeon: Performance Analysis of the Guaranteed Bandwidth Services for Large File Transmission. 1198-1201
Mario Donato Marino, Aldy F. Silva: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Speedup of a Distributed Simulator for Reliability Analysis. 1202-1207
Mark C. Lewis, Nick Wing: Analysis of a Distributed Methodology for Hard Sphere Collisional Simulations. 1208-1216
Fault-Tolerance, Fault-Detection and Algorithms
Sukanya Ratanotayanon, Priya Narasimhan: Estimating Fault-Detection and Fail-Over Times for Nested Real-Time CORBA Applications. 1217-1223
Himadri Sekhar Paul, Arobinda Gupta, R. Badrinath: A Heterogeneous Checkpoint and Recovery Protocol in Cluster-Based Distributed Systems. 1224-1230
Jerzy Brzezinski, Michal Szychowiak: An Extended Coherence Protocol for Recoverable DSM Systems with Causal Consistency. 1231-1237
MaengSoon Baik, InSung Kang, Chong-Sun Hwang, YunHee Kang: Optimistic Fault-Tolerant Approach for Mobile Agent in Multi-Region Mobile Agent Computing Environment. 1238-1243

Anthony Wong Kee Ling, Chan Huah Yong, Fazilah Haron: A Mobile Agent-Based Fault Recovery Service for Distributed Environment. 1255-1260
Pushpendra Singh, Gilbert Cabillic: Fault Tolerance and Availability in Mobile Computing Environment. 1261-1266
Brian J. Neff, Ramprasad Vijayagopal, Shahram Latifi: Testing the Reliability of a Hypercube and Folded Hypercube in the Presence of Random and Dynamic Faults. 1267-1271
Jong-Hoon Kim, Yeong Rak Seong, Joo Man Kim, Cheol-Hoon Lee: Optimal Fault-Tolerant Resource Placement in Distributed Systems. 1272-1280
High Performance Computing in Computational Sciences and Applications
José E. Castillo, Mark Yasuda: A Comparison of Two Matrix Operator Formulations for Mimetic Divergence and Gradient Discretizations. 1281-1285
Brian J. Henz, Dale R. Shires: Development and Performance Analysis of a Parallel Finite Element Application Implemented in an Object-Oriented Programming Framework. 1286-1292
Ilias Maglogiannis, Elias P. Zafiropoulos: Utilizing Support Vector Machines for the Characterization of Digital Dermatological Images. 1293-1297
Andreas Gerndt, Marc Schirski, Torsten Kuhlen, Christian H. Bischof: Parallel Calculation of Accurate Path Lines Using Multi-Block CFD Datasets with Changing Geometry. 1298-1304
Richard Schwane, Yang Xia: Validation of Analytical and Time-Accurate Computational Side Load Models for Over-Expanded Flows in Rocket Nozzles. 1305-1311
Lei Li: A Parallel Algorithm for the Linear Complementarity Problem with an M-Matirx. 1312-1316
George A. Gravvanis, Agapios N. Platis, Konstantinos M. Giannoutakis, J. B. Violentis, Elias A. Lipitakis: Performability Evaluation of Multitasking and Multiprocessor Systems by Explicit Approximate Inverses. 1324-1331
Mircea Dragan: Using Real Time Linux in Parallel Solving of Large Sparse Systems of Nonlinear Equations. 1332-1338
Performability, Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Computer and Communication Systems
Saira Kazmi, Lester Lipsky: Analytic Performance Model of P Fault-Prone Parallel Processors Running N Deterministically Distributed Tasks. 1339-1345
Liam Noonan, Colin Flanagan: Utilisation of Statistical Analysis for QoS Provisioning of VBR Sources. 1346-1351
Colin Campbell, Pierre M. Fiorini: Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Parallel Systems Design Paradigms for Extensible Solutions. 1359-1362
Robert W. Rowan, Pierre M. Fiorini, Lester Lipsky: Assessing the Performability of Computing Systems Subject to Failure and Repair Using Non-Exponentially Distributed Task Times. 1363-1372
Distributed Computing Issues (Systems and Algorithms)
A. J. Abraham, M. Sadki, P. T. Tetnowski, R. M. Lea: Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Multiprocessor and Cluster Solutions for Accelerating Cone-Beam Tomographic Reconstruction. 1373-1379
David Levine, Renjith Thomas, Farhad Kamangar, Gergely V. Záruba: Mobile Agents for Pervasive Computing Using a Novel Method of Message Passing. 1380-1386
Peter Clayton, Michael Preston, George Wells: Implementing Location Services in the Location-Transparent, Distributed Environment of the Internet. 1387-1392
Mujtaba Khambatti, Kyung Dong Ryu, Partha Dasgupta: Push-Pull Gossiping for Information Sharing in Peer-to-Peer Communities. 1393-1399
Jussi Nykänen, Harri Klapuri, Jarmo Takala: Mapping Action Systems to Hardware Descriptions. 1407-1412
Aekyung Moon, Hosang Ham, Han Namgoong, Haengrae Cho: Performance Analysis of Message Ordering Based Global Concurrency Control for Heterogeneous Distributed Database Systems. 1420-1426
Christian Rehn: Dynamic Global Scheduling in Cooperative Distributed Systems. 1427-1433
Ho-Kwok Dai, Hung-Chi Su: An Empirical Study of p-Norm Based Locality Measures of Space-Filling Curves. 1434-1440
Oussama Kassem Zein, Yvon Kermarrec: An Approach for Describing User Service Interfaces in Distributed Systems. 1441-1446
Chung W. Ng, Joseph Y.-T. Leung, Gilbert H. Young: Heuristics for Generalized Task System. 1447-1453
Pranay Chaudhuri, Thomas Edward: A Token Based Self-Stabilizing Mutual Exclusion Algorithm. 1454-1459
Pranay Chaudhuri, Hussein Thompson: A Self-Stabilizing Algorithm for Finding the Cutting Center of a Tree. 1460-1463
Siba K. Udgata, Dang Van Hung: A Formal Model for Dynamic Channel Allocation as a Mutual Exclusion Concept in a Distributed Mobile Computing System. 1464-1468
Teaching Java in Advanced Topics Courses
David E. Athey, Jeannie R. Albrecht: Applying Caching Techniques for Dynamic Personalized Content in Software Engineering Projects. 1477-1483
L. Carl Leinbach, Rodney S. Tosten: Using Java 3D Graphics as an Element of a Computer Graphics Course. 1484-1489
Clifton G. M. Presser, Arthur Jonathan Branham: Servlets and JSP in an Undergraduate Database Course. 1490-1496
Amy J. Kerr, Todd W. Neller, Christopher J. La Pilla, Michael D. Schompert: Java Resources for Teaching Reinforcement Learning. 1497-1501
Charles E. Hughes, Marc L. Smith: Teaching Java Concurrency to CS vs IT Students: A Matter of Emphasis. 1502-1510



