Applying Workflow as a Service Paradigm to Application Farming
SUMMARYTask farming is often used to enable parameter sweep for exploration of large sets of initial conditions for large scale complex simulations.
Read MoreDistributed Computing on an Ensemble of Browsers
In this article, the authors propose a new approach to distributed computing with Web browsers and introduce the WeevilScout prototype framework.
Read MoreMapReduce Operations with WS-VLAM Workflow Management System
Workflow management systems are widely used to solve scientific problems as they enable orchestration of remote and lo- cal services such as database queries, job submission and running an application.
Read MoreOIntEd: Online Ontology Instance Editor Enabling a New Approach to Ontology Development
SUMMARYOntology development involves people with different background knowledge and expertise. It is an elaborate process, where sophisticated tools for experienced knowledge engineers are available.
Read MoreConstructing Workflows from Script Applications
For programming and executing complex applications on grid infrastructures, scientific workflows have been proposed as convenient high-level alternative to solutions based on general-purpose programming languages, APIs and scripts.
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