Future Generation Computer Systems, Volume 22

Volume 22, Number 1-2, January 2006

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  Peter M. A. Sloot:
  To the Readers of Future Generation Computer Systems. 1-

Regular papers

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  Libin Wang, Kefei Chen:
  Comments on an access control model in semantic grid. 3-5
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  Falk Neubauer, Andreas Hoheisel, Joachim Geiler:
  Workflow-based Grid applications. 6-15
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  Abdolreza Abhari, Sivarama P. Dandamudi, Shikharesh Majumdar:
  Web object-based storage management in proxy caches. 16-31

Special section: Parallel and distributed algorithms and systems

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  George A. Gravvanis, Hamid R. Arabnia:
  Special section: Parallel and distributed algorithms and systems. 32-33
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  Christian Rehn:
  Dynamic mapping of cooperating tasks to nodes in a distributed system. 35-45
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  Joseph S. Berrios, Manuel E. Bermudez:
  Using wait-free synchronization in the design of distributed applications. 46-56
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  Darshan Thaker, Vipin Chaudhary:
  Simulation tools to study a distributed shared memory for clusters of symmetric multiprocessors. 57-66
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  Mark T. Jones, Zahi Nakad, Paul E. Plassmann, Yanhua Yi:
  The use of configurable computing for computational kernels in scientific simulations. 67-79
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  Scott F. Smith, James F. Frenzel:
  Bioinformatic searches using a single-chip shared-memory multiprocessor. 80-87
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  Brian M. Stack, Gene Hsiao, Stephen F. Jenks:
  A middleware architecture to facilitate distributed programming: DAROC: Data-Activated Replicated Object Communications. 88-101

Special section: PDE software

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  Krister Åhlander, Kurt Otto:
  Software design for finite difference schemes based on index notation. 102-109
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  Guntram Berti:
  GrAL--the grid algorithms library. 110-122
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  Konrad Hinsen, Hans Petter Langtangen, Ola Skavhaug, Åsmund Ødegård:
  Using B SP and Python to simplify parallel programming. 123-157
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  Jonas Lindemann, Ola Dahlblom, Göran Sandberg:
  Using CORBA middleware in finite element software. 158-193
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  Markus Nordén, Sverker Holmgren, Michael Thuné:
  OpenMP versus MPI for PDE solvers based on regular sparse numerical operators. 194-203
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  Steven G. Parker:
  A component-based architecture for parallel multi-physics PDE simulation. 204-216
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  Stefan Turek, Christian Becker, Susanne Kilian:
  Hardware-oriented numerics and concepts for PDE software. 217-238
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  Robert D. Falgout, Jim E. Jones, Ulrike Meier Yang:
  Conceptual interfaces in hypre. 239-251

Volume 22, Number 3, February 2006

Editorial

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  Peter M. A. Sloot:
  To the Readers. 253

Regular papers

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  Ming Tang, Bu-Sung Lee, Xueyan Tang, Chai Kiat Yeo:
  The impact of data replication on job scheduling performance in the Data Grid. 254-268
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  Thuy T. Le, Jalel Rejeb:
  A detailed MPI communication model for distributed systems. 269-278
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  Nahid Emad, Seyed Abolfazl Shahzadeh Fazeli, Jack J. Dongarra:
  An asynchronous algorithm on the NetSolve global computing system. 279-290

Special section: Large-scale system performance modeling and analysis

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  Adolfy Hoisie, Darren J. Kerbyson, Celso L. Mendes, Daniel A. Reed, Allan Snavely:
  Special section: Large-scale system performance modeling and analysis. 291-292
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  Daniel A. Reed, Charng-Da Lu, Celso L. Mendes:
  Reliability challenges in large systems. 293-302
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  John T. Daly:
  A higher order estimate of the optimum checkpoint interval for restart dumps. 303-312
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  Jürgen Reuter, Walter F. Tichy:
  Logging kernel events on clusters. 313-323
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  Mark M. Mathis, Darren J. Kerbyson, Adolfy Hoisie:
  A performance model of non-deterministic particle transport on large-scale systems. 324-335
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  Laura Carrington, Allan Snavely, Nicole Wolter:
  A performance prediction framework for scientific applications. 336-346
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  Laxmikant V. Kalé, Gengbin Zheng, Chee Wai Lee, Sameer Kumar:
  Scaling applications to massively parallel machines using Projections performance analysis tool. 347-358
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  Andreas Knüpfer, Wolfgang E. Nagel:
  Compressible memory data structures for event-based trace analysis. 359-368
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  Daniel P. Spooner, Darren J. Kerbyson:
  Performance feature identification by comparative trace analysis. 369-380

Volume 22, Number 4, March 2006

Regular papers

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  Libin Wang, Kefei Chen:
  Comments on a theorem on grid access control. 381-384
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  Branko Marovic, Zoran Jovanovic:
  Web-based grid-enabled interaction with 3D medical data. 385-392

Special section: Numerical methods for structured systems

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  Nicoletta Del Buono, Luciano Lopez, Tiziano Politi:
  Special section: Numerical methods for structured systems. 393-394
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  Marco Carpentieri, Beatrice Paternoster:
  Stability analysis of frequency and step length dependent Runge-Kutta-Nyström methods. 395-402
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  Pierluigi Amodio:
  On the computation of few eigenvalues of positive definite Hamiltonian matrices. 403-411
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  Alvaro L. Islas, Constance M. Schober:
  Conservation properties of multisymplectic integrators. 412-422
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  Tiziano Politi, Alessandro Pugliese:
  Numerical methods for computing SVD in the D-orthogonal group. 423-429
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  Simone G. O. Fiori:
  Fixed-point neural independent component analysis algorithms on the orthogonal group. 430-440
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  Nicoletta Del Buono:
  A differential approach to solve the inverse eigenvalue problem derived from a neural network. 441-446

Special section: Numerical modelling in geomechanics and geodynamics

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  Radim Blaheta, Jirí Nedoma:
  Special section: Numerical modelling in geomechanics and geodynamics. 447-448
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  Radim Blaheta, Petr Byczanski, Ondrej Jakl, Roman Kohut, Alexej Kolcun, Karel Krecmer, Jirí Starý:
  Large scale parallel FEM computations of far/near stress field changes in rocks. 449-459
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  Peter John Cleall, Hywel R. Thomas, Troy A. Melhuish, David-Huw Owen:
  Use of parallel computing and visualisation techniques in the simulation of large scale geoenvironmental engineering problems. 460-467
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  Ivan Hlavácek, Jirí Nedoma, Josef Danek:
  Worst scenario and domain decomposition methods in geomechanics. 468-483
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  Jirí Nedoma:
  On a solvability of contact problems with visco-plastic friction in the thermo-visco-plastic Bingham rheology. 484-499
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  Guy Ouillon, Didier Sornette:
  Long-range static directional stress transfer in a cracked, nonlinear elastic crust. 500-520
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  Masahisa Tabata:
  Finite element approximation to infinite Prandtl number Boussinesq equations with temperature-dependent coefficients - Thermal convection problems in a spherical shell. 521-531
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  Christian Wieners, Martin Ammann, Wolfgang Ehlers:
  Distributed Point Objects: A new concept for parallel finite elements applied to a geomechanical problem. 532-545

Volume 22, Number 5, April 2006

Regular papers

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  David J. Power, Eugenia A. Politou, Mark Slaymaker, Andrew C. Simpson:
  Securing web services for deployment in health grids. 547-570
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  Feng Zhang, Andryas Mawardi, Eugene Santos Jr., Ranga Pitchumani, Luke E. K. Achenie:
  Examination of load-balancing methods to improve efficiency of a composite materials manufacturing process simulation under uncertainty using distributed computing. 571-587
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  Maozhen Li, Bin Yu, Man Qi:
  PGGA: A predictable and grouped genetic algorithm for job scheduling. 588-599

Special section: Parallel input/output management techniques (PIOMT) in cluster and grid computing

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  Jemal H. Abawajy:
  Special section: Parallel input/output management techniques (PIOMT) in cluster and grid computing. 600
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  Young Jin Nam, Chan-Ik Park:
  Design and evaluation of an efficient proportional-share disk scheduling algorithm. 601-610
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  Jemal H. Abawajy:
  Adaptive parallel I/O scheduling algorithm for multiprogrammed systems. 611-619
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  María S. Pérez, Jesús Carretero, Félix García Carballeira, José M. Peña, Víctor Robles:
  MAPFS: A flexible multiagent parallel file system for clusters. 620-632
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  In-Chul Hwang, Seung Ryoul Maeng, Jung Wan Cho:
  Home-based Cooperative Cache for parallel I/O applications. 633-642
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  Steve C. Chiu, Wei-keng Liao, Alok N. Choudhary:
  Distributed smart disks for I/O-intensive workloads on switched interconnects. 643-656

Volume 22, Number 6, May 2006

Regular papers

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  Muan Hong Ng, Steven J. Johnston, Bing Wu, Stuart E. Murdock, Kaihsu Tai, Hans Fangohr, Simon J. Cox, Jonathan W. Essex, Mark S. P. Sansom, Paul Jeffreys:
  BioSimGrid: Grid-enabled biomolecular simulation data storage and analysis. 657-664
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  Zhiao Shi, Jack J. Dongarra:
  Scheduling workflow applications on processors with different capabilities. 665-675
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  Ladislau Bölöni, Damla Turgut, Dan C. Marinescu:
  Task distribution with a random overlay network. 676-687
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  Francesco Palmieri:
  GMPLS-based service differentiation for scalable QoS support in all-optical Grid applications. 688-698

Special section: Collaborative and learning applications of grid technology

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  Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo, Oscar Ardaiz-Villanueva:
  Special section: Collaborative and learning applications of grid technology. 699
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  Marjorie Bardeen, Eric Gilbert, Thomas H. Jordan, Paul Nepywoda, Elizabeth Quigg, Michael Wilde, Yong Zhao:
  The QuarkNet/Grid Collaborative Learning e-Lab. 700-708
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  Guillermo Vega-Gorgojo, Miguel L. Bote-Lorenzo, Eduardo Gómez-Sánchez, Yannis A. Dimitriadis, Juan I. Asensio-Pérez:
  A semantic approach to discovering learning services in grid-based collaborative systems. 709-719

Volume 22, Number 7, August 2006

Regular papers

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  Ana Carolina Barbosa, Jacques Philippe Sauvé, Walfredo Cirne, Mirna Carelli:
  Evaluating architectures for independently auditing service level agreements. 721-731
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  Simon G. M. Koo, Karthik N. Kannan, C. S. George Lee:
  On neighbor-selection strategy in hybrid peer-to-peer networks. 732-741

Special section: Systems performance analysis and evaluation

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  Geyong Min, Mohamed Ould-Khaoua:
  Special section: Systems performance analysis and evaluation. 742-744
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  Stephen A. Jarvis, Daniel P. Spooner, Hélène N. Lim Choi Keung, Junwei Cao, Subhash Saini, Graham R. Nudd:
  Performance prediction and its use in parallel and distributed computing systems. 745-754
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  Azzedine Boukerche, Caron Dzermajko, Kaiyuan Lu:
  Alternative approaches to multicast group management in large-scale distributed interactive simulation systems. 755-763
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  Tarek A. El-Ghazawi, François Cantonnet, Yiyi Yao, Smita Annareddy, Ahmed S. Mohamed:
  Benchmarking parallel compilers: A UPC case study. 764-775
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  Christophe Cérin, Michel Koskas, Hazem Fkaier, Mohamed Jemni:
  Sequential in-core sorting performance for a SQL data service and for parallel sorting on heterogeneous clusters. 776-783
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  Ariel Nahum Burton, Paul H. J. Kelly:
  Performance prediction of paging workloads using lightweight tracing. 784-793
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  Ahmad Chadi Aljundi, Jean-Luc Dekeyser, M. Tahar Kechadi, Isaac D. Scherson:
  A universal performance factor for multi-criteria evaluation of multistage interconnection networks. 794-804
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  Ahmed Yassin Al-Dubai, Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, Lewis M. Mackenzie:
  On balancing network traffic in path-based multicast communication. 805-811
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  Dong Xiang:
  Fault-tolerant routing in hypercubes using partial path set-up. 812-819
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  Nigel Thomas:
  Approximation in non-product form finite capacity queue systems. 820-827
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  Jeremy T. Bradley, Nicholas J. Dingle, Peter G. Harrison, William J. Knottenbelt:
  Distributed computation of transient state distributions and passage time quantiles in large semi-Markov models. 828-837
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  Anne Benoit, Brigitte Plateau, William J. Stewart:
  Memory-efficient Kronecker algorithms with applications to the modelling of parallel systems. 838-847

Volume 22, Number 8, October 2006

Special section: iGrid 2005: The Global Lambda Integrated Facility

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  Larry Smarr, Thomas A. DeFanti, Maxine D. Brown, Cees T. A. M. de Laat:
  Special section: iGrid 2005: The Global Lambda Integrated Facility. 849-851
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  Kai Nan, Yongzheng Ma, Hongmei Zhang, Gang Chen:
  Transfer, processing and distribution of cosmic ray data from Tibet. 852-855
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  Petr Holub, Ludek Matyska, Milos Liska, Lukás Hejtmánek, Jirí Denemark, Tomás Rebok, Andrei Hutanu, Ravi Paruchuri, Jan Radil, Eva Hladká:
  High-definition multimedia for multiparty low-latency interactive communication. 856-861
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  Jeroen van der Ham, Freek Dijkstra, Franco Travostino, Hubertus M. A. Andree, Cees T. A. M. de Laat:
  Using RDF to describe networks. 862-867
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  Atsuko Takefusa, Michiaki Hayashi, Naohide Nagatsu, Hidemoto Nakada, Tomohiro Kudoh, Takahiro Miyamoto, Tomohiro Otani, Hideaki Tanaka, Masatoshi Suzuki, Yasunori Sameshima:
  G-lambda: Coordination of a Grid scheduler and lambda path service over GMPLS. 868-875
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  Akira Hirano, Luc Renambot, Byungil Jeong, Jason Leigh, Alan Verlo, Venkatram Vishwanath, Rajvikram Singh, Julieta Aguilera, Andrew E. Johnson, Thomas A. DeFanti, Lance Long, Nicholas Schwarz, Maxine D. Brown, Naohide Nagatsu, Yukio Tsukishima, Masahito Tomizawa, Yutaka Miyamoto, Masahiko Jinno, Yoshihiro Takigawa, Osamu Ishida:
  The first functional demonstration of optical virtual concatenation as a technique for achieving Terabit networking. 876-883
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  Jinyong Jo, Wontaek Hong, Seungjoo Lee, Dongkyun Kim, JongWon Kim, Okhwan Byeon:
  Interactive 3D HD video transport for e-science collaboration over UCLP-enabled GLORIAD lightpath. 884-891
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  Raúl G. Hazas-Izquierdo, Salvador Castañeda-Ávila, Luis M. Farfán-Molina, Julián Delgado-Jiménez, Daniel García-Gradilla, José L. Rodríguez-Navarro:
  Opening a University Fiber Highway between Mexico and the US. 892-895
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  Michael Scarpa, Robert G. Belleman, Peter M. A. Sloot, Cees T. A. M. de Laat:
  Highly interactive distributed visualization. 896-900
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  Franco Travostino, Paul Daspit, Leon Gommans, Chetan Jog, Cees T. A. M. de Laat, Joe Mambretti, Inder Monga, Bas van Oudenaarde, Satish Raghunath, Phil Yonghui Wang:
  Seamless live migration of virtual machines over the MAN/WAN. 901-907
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  Freek Dijkstra, Jeroen van der Ham, Cees T. A. M. de Laat:
  Using zero configuration technology for IP addressing in optical networks. 908-914
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  Paola Grosso, Pieter de Boer, Linda Winkler:
  The network infrastructure at iGrid2005: Lambda networking in action. 915-919
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  Eduard Grasa, Sergi Figuerola, Joaquim Recio, Albert López, Marc de Palol, Lluis Ribes, Vicente Díaz, Ramon Sangüesa, Gabriel Junyent, Michel Savoie:
  Video transcoding in a Grid network with User Controlled LightPaths. 920-928
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  Takashi Shimizu, Daisuke Shirai, Hirokazu Takahashi, Takahiro Murooka, Kazuaki Obana, Yoshihide Tonomura, Takeru Inoue, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Fujii, Naohisa Ohta, Sadayasu Ono, Tomonori Aoyama, Laurin Herr, Natalie van Osdol, Xi Wang, Maxine D. Brown, Thomas A. DeFanti, Rollin Feld, Jacob Balser, Steve Morris, Trevor Henthorn, Gregory Dawe, Peter Otto, Larry Smarr:
  International real-time streaming of 4K digital cinema. 929-939
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  Robert L. Grossman, Yunhong Gu, David Hanley, Michal Sabala, Joe Mambretti, Alexander S. Szalay, Ani Thakar, Kazumi Kumazoe, Yuji Oie, Minsun Lee, Yoonjoo Kwon, Woojin Seok:
  Data mining middleware for wide-area high-performance networks. 940-948
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  Joe Mambretti, Rachel Gold, Fei Yeh, Jim Hao Chen:
  AMROEBA: Computational astrophysics modeling enabled by dynamic lambda switching. 949-954
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  Nut Taesombut, Xinran (Ryan) Wu, Andrew A. Chien, Atul Nayak, Bridget Smith, Debi Kilb, Thomas Im, Dane Samilo, Graham Kent, John A. Orcutt:
  Collaborative data visualization for Earth Sciences with the OptIPuter. 955-963
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  Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Andrew E. Johnson, Byungil Jeong, Ratko Jagodic, Nicholas Schwarz, Dmitry Svistula, Rajvikram Singh, Julieta Aguilera, Xi Wang, Venkatram Vishwanath, Brenda Lopez, Daniel J. Sandin, Tom Peterka, Javier Girado, Robert Kooima, Jinghua Ge, Lance Long, Alan Verlo, Thomas A. DeFanti, Maxine D. Brown, Donna J. Cox, Robert Patterson, Patrick Dorn, Paul Wefel, Stuart Levy, Jonas Talandis, Joe Reitzer, Tom Prudhomme, Tom Coffin, Brian Davis, Paul Wielinga, Bram Stolk, Gee Bum Koo, Jaeyoun Kim, Sangwoo Han, JongWon Kim, Brian Corrie II, Todd Zimmerman, Pierre Boulanger, Manuel Garcia:
  The global lambda visualization facility: An international ultra-high-definition wide-area visualization collaboratory. 964-971
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  Bram Stolk, Paul Wielinga:
  Building a 100 Mpixel graphics device for the OptIPuter. 972-975
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  Tom Peterka, Daniel J. Sandin, Jinghua Ge, Javier Girado, Robert Kooima, Jason Leigh, Andrew E. Johnson, Marcus Thiébaux, Thomas A. DeFanti:
  Personal Varrier: Autostereoscopic virtual reality display for distributed scientific visualization. 976-983
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  Jerry Sobieski, Tom Lehman, Bijan Jabbari, Chester A. Ruszczyk, Rick Summerhill, Alan Whitney:
  Dynamic provisioning of LightPath services for radio astronomy applications. 984-992
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  Oliver Yu, Anfei Li, Yuan Cao, Leping Yin, Ming Liao, Huan Xu:
  Multi-domain Lambda Grid data portal for collaborative Grid applications. 993-1003
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  Andrei Hutanu, Gabrielle Allen, Stephen David Beck, Petr Holub, Hartmut Kaiser, Archit Kulshrestha, Milos Liska, Jon MacLaren, Ludek Matyska, Ravi Paruchuri, Steffen Prohaska, Edward Seidel, Brygg Ullmer, Shalini Venkataraman:
  Distributed and collaborative visualization of large data sets using high-speed networks. 1004-1010
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  Suchuan Dong, Joseph A. Insley, Nicholas T. Karonis, Michael E. Papka, Justin Binns, George E. Karniadakis:
  Simulating and visualizing the human arterial system on the TeraGrid. 1011-1017
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  Miroslaw Czyrnek, Ewa Kusmierek, Cezary Mazurek, Maciej Stroinski:
  Large-scale multimedia content delivery over optical networks for interactive TV services. 1018-1024
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  Leon Gommans, Bas van Oudenaarde, Alfred Wan, Cees de Laat, Robert J. Meijer, Franco Travostino, Inder Monga:
  Token based networking: Experiment NL-101. 1025-1031
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  Rajvikram Singh, Nicholas Schwarz, Nut Taesombut, David Lee, Byungil Jeong, Luc Renambot, Abel W. Lin, Ruth West, Hiromu Otsuka, Sei Naito, Steven Peltier, Maryann E. Martone, Kazunori Nozaki, Jason Leigh, Mark H. Ellisman:
  Real-time multi-scale brain data acquisition, assembly, and analysis using an end-to-end OptIPuter. 1032-1039