To support multimedia applications, it is desirable that an ad hoc network has a provision of Quality
of Service (QoS). However, the provision of QoS in an ad hoc network is a challenging task due to its
inherent…

La gran mayoría de los estudios del ingreso no toman en cuenta la renta implícita que obtienen los hogares que viven en una casa propia. Esta omisión puede introducir un potencial sesgo de gran magnitud en medidas de desigualdad, pobreza…

The thesis addresses the problem of automatic and dynamic tuning of parallel and distributed applications. Our objective is to help developers in the process of improving the application performance. The work presents a whole solution that deals with the issues…

In this thesis, parallel computing on installed local area networks (LAN) is focused, analyzing problems and possible solutions taking into account the main factors of computing and communications. More specifically, LAN are characterized as parallel computers in the context of…

The growing importance and interest in parallel processing within Computer Sciences are undeniable, and thus make it one of the more influencing areas of this discipline. Several reasons support this fact, such as the increase in the computer power, the…

The book deals with the topic of Operating Systems from and intuitive perspective and then delves into more technical concepts, which makes it appropriate for a first introductory course on the matter.

The use of evolutionary and swarm intelligence algorithms, has become a very popular option to solve complex real-world optimization problems. However, in their original versions, these algorithms lack a mechanism to handle the constraints of the problem i.e. they were…

The work carried out in the thesis describes efficient virtual environments management. One of the main contributions is a middleware scheduling optimization based on Grid environments. Being the overall goal to get an optimal resource selection plus a coordinate task…

The present thesis describes a Requirements Engineering strategy, called SDRES (Scenario Driven Requirements Engineering Strategy), which proposes to face topics rarely treated in real practice, such as continuous changes in requirements, software defects originated during requirements production, the organisational context…

For centuries, experimentation has been at the center of all successful scientific studies. Experimental explorations can offer new perceptions, weed out unproductive approaches and validate theories and practices. Computer Science (CS), as a discipline, has a poor record when it…