Search Results - "Paton, N.W."

User interface modeling in UMLi by da Silva, P.P., Paton, N.W.

“…Although user interfaces represent an essential part of software systems, the Unified Modeling Language )UML) seems to have been developed with little specific…”
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An Architecture for Query Optimization in Sensor Networks by Galpin, I., Brenninkmeijer, C.Y.A., Jabeen, F., Fernandes, A.A.A., Paton, N.W.

“…We present a novel sensor network query processing architecture that (a) covers all the query optimization phases that are required to map a declarative query…”
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Knowledge based information integration systems by Paton, N.W., Goble, C.A., Bechhofer, S.

“…Information integration systems provide facilities that support access to heterogeneous information sources in a way that isolates users from differences in…”
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Probabilistic adaptive load balancing for parallel queries by Yellin, D.M., Buenabad-Chavez, J., Paton, N.W.

“…In the context of adaptive query processing (AQP), several techniques have been proposed for dynamically adapting/redistributing processor load assignments…”
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Practical Adaptation to Changing Resources in Grid Query Processing by Gounaris, A., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R., Fernandes, A.A.A., Smith, J., Watson, P.

“…Grid computational resources, as well as being heterogeneous, may also exhibit unpredictable, volatile behaviour. Therefore, query processing on the Grid needs…”
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Resource Scheduling for Parallel Query Processing on Computational Grids by Gounaris, Anastasios, Sakellariou, Rizos, Paton, Norman W., Fernandes, Alvaro A. A.

“…Advances in network technologies and the emergence of Grid computing have both increased the need and provided the infrastructure for computation and data…”
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Adaptive query processing and the grid: opportunities and challenges by Gounaris, A., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R., Fernandes, A.A.A.

“…Grid technologies have been developed in response to an increase in demand for computing applications designed to yield the benefits from collaboration, data…”
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Teallach — a flexible user-interface development environment for object database applications by Barclay, P.J, Griffiths, T, McKirdy, J, Kennedy, J, Cooper, R, Paton, N.W, Gray, P

“…The Teallach project has adapted model-based user-interface development techniques to the systematic creation of user-interfaces for object-oriented database…”
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A UML-based design environment for interactive applications by Pinheiro da Silva, P., Paton, N.W.

“…The Unified Modeling Language (UML) can be used for modelling both the structure and behaviour of software applications. However, although UML supports many…”
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Spatio-temporal databases in practice: directly supporting previously developed land data using tripod by Griffiths, T., Fernandes, A.A.A., Paton, N.W., Jeong, S.-H., Djafri, N., Mason, K.T.

“…This article presents a complete spatio-temporal object DBMS called Tripod, in the context of an application to support the management of previously developed…”
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Adaptive Workflow Processing and Execution in Pegasus by Lee, K., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R., Deelman, E., Fernandes, A.A.A., Mehta, G.

“…Workflows are widely used in applications that require coordinated use of computational resources. Workflow definition languages typically abstract over some…”
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An efficient load balancing LQR controller in parallel database queries under random perturbations by Gounaris, A., Yfoulis, C.A., Paton, N.W.

“…This work investigates the problem of dynamic, intra-query load balancing in parallel database queries across heterogeneous nodes in a way that takes into…”
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Spatio-temporal databases: contentions, components and consolidation by Paton, N.W., Fernandes, A.A.A., Griffiths, T.

“…Spatio-temporal databases have been the focus of considerable research activity over a significant period. However, there are as of yet very few prototypes of…”
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A query calculus for spatio-temporal object databases by Griffiths, T., Fernandes, A.A.A., Djafri, N., Paton, N.W.

“…The development of any comprehensive proposal for spatio-temporal databases involves significant extensions to many aspects of a non-spatio-temporal…”
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Experimenting with object navigation in parallel object databases by Sampaio, Sde.F.M., Smith, J., Paton, N.W., Watson, P.

“…This paper addresses the problem of selecting the best object navigation strategy for a query to be run in parallel, when considering multiple alternative…”
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Extending ODBMSs using metaclasses by Diaz, O., Paton, N.W.

“…Metaclasses let database designers extend Adam, an object-oriented database-management system, at the model level. Designers and programmers can use objects to…”
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Utility Driven Adaptive Work?ow Execution by Lee, K., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R., Fernandes, A.A.A.

“…Workflows are widely used in applications that require coordinated use of computational resources. Workflow definition languages typically abstract over some…”
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Autonomic Query Parallelization using Non-dedicated Computers: An Evaluation of Adaptivity Options by Paton, N.W., Raman, V., Swart, G., Narang, I.

“…Writing parallel programs that can take advantage of non-dedicated processors is much more difficult than writing such programs for networks of dedicated…”
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Modular Adaptive Query Processing for Service-Based Grids by Gounaris, A., Paton, N.W., Sakellariou, R., Fernandes, A.A.A., Smith, J., Watson, P.

“…Distributed and heterogeneous environments present significant challenges to complex software systems, which must operate in the context of continuously…”
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A parallel algebra for object databases by Mendes Sampaio, S.deF, Paton, N.W., Watson, P., Smith, J.

“…The paper describes an algebra for use with parallel object databases, and in particular ODMG compliant databases with OQL. Although there have been many…”
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