Foundations for Workflow Application Scheduling on D-Wave System
Many scientific processes and applications can be represented in the standardized form of workflows.
Read MoreExascale Computing and Data Architectures for Brownfield Applications
Despite the recent dramatic advances in the computational and data processing capacities of the commodity solutions, a numerous scientific, socioeconomic and industrial “grand challenges” exists that could be solved only through capabilities that exceed the current solutions by orders of magnitude.
Read MoreChallenges and Opportunities of Using Virtual Patients in xMOOCs
xMOOCs, a type of massive open on-line courses, are characterized by impressive enrollment rates and instructional design based on short video clips and self-assessment quizzes.
Read MoreTeaching Quantum Computing with the QuIDE Simulator
Recently, the idea of quantum computation is becoming more and more popular and there are many attempts to build quantum computers.
Read MoreCost Optimization of Execution of Multi-Level Deadline-Constrained Scientific Workflows on Clouds
This paper introduces a cost optimization model for scientific workflows on IaaS clouds such as Amazon EC2 or RackSpace.
Read MoreIncreasing Scientific Workflow Programming Productivity with HyperFlow
This paper presents HyperFlow: an approach to workflow programming which combines the advantages of a declarative workflow description and low-level scripting programming.
Read MoreSecure Storage and Processing of Confidential Data on Public Clouds
The goal of this paper is to describe problems associated with storage and processing of confidential data in public clouds, and to propose relevant mitigation strategies.
Read MoreAn Ontology-Based Approach to Performance Monitoring of MUSCLE-Bound Multi-Scale Applications
In this paper we present an evolved and extended approach to the monitoring of data flow and resources’ usage in multi- scale applications built with the MUSCLE environment.
Read MoreDistributed Multiscale Computations Using the MAPPER Framework
We present a global overview of the methodology developed within the MAPPER European project to design, implement and run a multiscale simulation on a distributed supercomputing infrastructure.
Read MoreIntroducing PRECIP: An API for Managing Repeatable Experiments in the Cloud
Cloud computing with its on-demand access to resources has emerged as a tool used by researchers from a wide range of domains to run computer-based experiments.
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 MoreSupport for Multiscale Simulations with Molecular Dynamics
We present a reusable solution that supports users in combining single-scale models to create a multiscale application.
Read MoreThe Collage Authoring Environment: From Proof-of-Concept Prototype to Pilot Service
The aim of this paper is to present the pilot service of the Collage Authoring Environment enabling executable scientific publications that is based on the GridSpace2 distributed computing platform and integrated with the online publisher platform ScienceDirect, provided under the auspices of Elsevier.
Read MoreCost- and Deadline-Constrained Provisioning for Scientific Workflow Ensembles in IaaS Clouds
Large-scale applications expressed as scientific workflows are often grouped into ensembles of inter-related workflows.
Read MoreFlood Early Warning System: Design, Implementation and Computational Modules
We present a prototype of the flood early warning system (EWS) developed within the UrbanFlood FP7 project.
Read MoreQuilt: Interactive Publications
This paper introduces the Quilt Interactive Publication platform, which can be used by computational scientists to publish their research results in the form of interactive publications.
Read MoreThe Collage Authoring Environment
The Collage Authoring Environment is a software infrastructure which enables domain scientists to collaboratively develop and publish their work in the form of executable papers.
Read MoreThe UrbanFlood Common Information Space for Early Warning Systems
Early Warning Systems (EWS) can play a crucial role in mitigating the effects of natural disasters.
Read MoreProviding Security for MOCCA Component Environment
The subject of this paper is a detailed analysis and development of security in MOCCA, a CCA-compliant Grid component framework build over H2O, a Java-based distributed computing platform.
Read MoreMonitoring Infrastructure for Grid Scientific Workflows
Scientific workflows, being heterogeneous, loosely coupled, large-scale and distributed, pose new challenges on application monitoring.
Read MoreGridSpace – Semantic Programming Environment for the Grid
The Grid computing plaform which has emerged recently, while robust and feature-rich, is still considerably complex to program for.
Read MoreSemantic Composition of Scientific Workflows Based on the Petri Nets Formalism
The idea of an application described through its workflow is becoming popular in the Grid community as a natural method of functional decomposition of an application.
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