This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of ten international workshops held in conjunction with the 4th International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications, ISPA 2006, held in Sorrento, Italy in December 2006. It contains 116 papers that contribute to enlarging the spectrum of the more general topics treated in the ISPA 2006 main conference.
FHPCN 2006 Workshop.- DNA: Diameter NEMO Applications Based on Binding Update Integration.- Towards Real-Time Processing of Monitoring Continuous k-Nearest Neighbor Queries.- Comparison of SBA – Family Task Allocation Algorithms for Mesh Structured Networks.- Scalable Overlay Multicast Architecture.- On the Design of a Dual-Execution Modes Processor: Architecture and Preliminary Evaluation.- Pseudo Share Data Cache in Multiprocessor: PSDMP.- Further Improvement of Manik et al.’s Remote User Authentication Scheme Using Smart Cards.- Dynamic Load Balancing on Non-homogeneous Clusters.- L2-Cache Hierarchical Organizations for Multi-core Architectures.- Automatic Guidance of a Tractor Using Distributed Applications.- RCMP: A Reconfigurable Chip-Multiprocessor Architecture.- Virtual Link: An Enabler of Enterprise Utility Computing.- Pervasive Open Spaces: A Transparent and Scalable Dome-Based Pervasive Resource Allocation System.- Computational Experience with Branch, Cut and Price Algorithms in Grid Environments.- Quorum Based Distributed Conflict Resolution Algorithm for Bounded Capacity Resources.- Performance Analysis of Semi-centralized Load Sharing.- A Case for Non-blocking Collective Operations.- Using Agreement Services in Grid Computing.- An Open Environment for Compositional Software Development.- A Survivable Distributed Sensor Networks Through Stochastic Models.- Design and Analysis of the M2LL Policy Distributed Algorithm for Load Balancing in Dynamic Networks.- An Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm Based and ABC Supported QoS Unicast Routing Scheme in NGI.- An Efficient Parallel Algorithm for Ultrametric Tree Construction Based on 3PR.- Exploring Financial Applications on Many-Core-on-a-Chip Architecture: A First Experiment.- A Distributed Simulation-Based Computational Intelligence Algorithm for Nanoscale Semiconductor Device Inverse Problem.- Monitoring Distributed Systems for Safety Critical Software: A Goal-Driven Approach and Prototype-Tool.- A Profiling Approach for the Management of Writing in Irregular Applications.- Parallel Thermo-Mechanical Modelling for Nuclear Waste Deposition.- A Markovian Sensibility Analysis for Parallel Processing Scheduling on GNU/Linux.- Multiple Tasks Allocation in Arbitrarily Connected Distributed Computing Systems Using A* Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm.- Panconnectivity and Pancyclicity of Hypercube-Like Interconnection Networks with Faulty Elements.- Embedding Starlike Trees into Hypercube-Like Interconnection Networks.- Reconfigurable Interconnects in DSM Systems: A Focus on Context Switch Behavior.- Cross-Layer Scheduling Algorithm for WLAN Throughput Improvement.- Power Saving Mechanisms of IEEE 802.16e: Sleep Mode vs. Idle Mode.- Routing Based on Ad Hoc Link Reliability.- Tracking Anomalous Behaviors of Name Servers by Mining DNS Traffic.- On Recovery Algorithm for Fault-Tolerance in Multicast Trees.- A Low Cost and Effective Link Protection Approach for Enhanced Survivability in Optical Transport Networks.- W R -Grid: A Scalable Cross-Layer Infrastructure for Routing, Multi-dimensional Data Management and Replication in Wireless Sensor Networks.- XHPC 2006 Workshop.- Making Wide-Area, Multi-site MPI Feasible Using Xen VM.- Virtualizing a Batch Queuing System at a University Grid Center.- Power Management in Grid Computing with Xen.- Dynamic Virtual Worker Nodes in a Production Grid.- Performance Models for Virtualized Applications.- Dynamic Virtual Clustering with Xen and Moab.- Performance Enhancement of SMP Clusters with Multiple Network Interfaces Using Virtualization.- Architectural Characterization of VM Scaling on an SMP Machine.- Paravirtualization for HPC Systems.- Xen-OSCAR for Cluster Virtualization.- Job Scheduling for Loosely-Coupled Inhomogeneous Nodes Using Data Envelopment Analysis.- S-GRACE 2006 Workshop.- Semantic Description of Grid Based Learning Services.- A QoS Oriented Broker System for Autonomic Web Services Selection.- XML Based Semantic Query Mechanism on Grid.- A Novel Memory-Oriented OWL Storage System.- An Ontology Matching Approach to Semantic Web Services Discovery.- Ontology-Based Composition of Web Services for Ubiquitous Computing.- Web Service Resource Framework Based Computing Service Framework for Computational Grid Applications.- Metropolitan-Scale Grid Environment: The Implementation and Applications of TIGER Grid.- A Plug-In Tool for Composing Web Services for Applications Development.- GridGIS 2006 Workshop.- Spatial Data Service Models in Grid Environment.- Solving Spatio-temporal Non-stationarity in Raster Database with Fuzzy Logic.- Study on Grid-Based Special Remotely Sensed Data Processing Node in Grid GIS.- Versioning and Consistency in Replica Systems.- Design of GridGIS Architecture.- HPC-GTP 2006 Workshop.- Selection for Feature Gene Subset in Microarray Expression Profiles Based on a Hybrid Algorithm Using SVM and GA.- Filtering Epitope Alignments to Improve Protein Surface Prediction.- A Grid Service Based on Suffix Trees for Pattern Extraction from Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Data.- Performance Evaluation of BLAST on SMP Machines.- compPknots: A Framework for Parallel Prediction and Comparison of RNA Secondary Structures with Pseudoknots.- On Integration of GUI and Portal of Cluster and Grid Computing Platforms for Parallel Bioinformatics.- PDCE 2006 Workshop.- Combining Measures for Temporal and Spatial Locality.- Parallel Processing Applied on the Electric Grounding Systems Design.- Implementing Overlapping Domain Decomposition Methods on a Virtual Parallel Machine.- Parallel Image Segmentation in Reconfigurable Chip Multiprocessors.- Ensuring Immediate Processing of Real-Time Packets at Kernel Level.- A Parallel Implementation of the Finite Volume Method for the Simulation of the Natural Convection in a Closed Cavity.- A Real-Time and Parametric Parallel Video Compression Architecture Using FPGA.- A Resource Selection Method for Cycle Stealing in the GPU Grid.- ParDMCom 2006 Workshop.- Parallel High-Dimensional Index Structure Using Cell-Based Filtering for Multimedia Data.- Throughput Aware Mapping for Network on Chip Design of H.264 Decoder.- A Delivery Method for Compound Video Playback in Wireless Network.- A Dynamic Hierarchical Map Partitioning for MMOG.- Generic Framework for Parallel and Distributed Processing of Video-Data.- WOMP 2006 Workshop.- PSO vs. ACO, Data Grid Replication Services Performance Evaluation.- A Markovian Performance Model for Resource Allocation Scheduling on GNU/Linux.- Evaluating Tools for Performance Modeling of Grid Applications.- A Performance Evaluation of Asynchronous Web Interfaces for Collaborative Web Services.- An Adaptive Load Balancing Middleware for Distributed Simulation.- Impact of SOAP Implementations in the Performance of a Web Service-Based Application.- Server Allocation in Grid Systems with On/Off Sources.- Context-Broker Service Architecture for AmI Systems Through Mobile-Agents and Ontologies as Middleware.- ISDF 2006 Workshop.- Routing Information System and HOIDS for Detection Method of Vicious Attack in Large Networks.- IPBio: Embedding Biometric Data in IP Header for Per-Packet Authentication.- Scalable Distributed Scheduling for Quality of Service.- Analysis of Security Vulnerability Diagnosis in Mobile IP Networks.- Virtual Telematics Systems for Distributing Nationwide Real-Time Traffic Information.- Scope of Forensics in Grid Computing – Vision and Perspectives.- Modeling Active Cyber Attack for Network Vulnerability Assessment.- Toward Lightweight Intrusion Detection System Through Simultaneous Intrinsic Model Identification.- The Design of Random Number Generator in an Embedded Crypto Module.- A Design of Network Traffic Analysis and Monitoring System for Early Warning System.- A Conceptual Design of Knowledge-Based Real-Time Cyber-Threat Early Warning System.- Learning-Based Algorithm for Detecting Abnormal Traffic.- UPWN 2006 Workshop.- Energy-Efficient Routing Protocol Depending on Dynamic Message Communication over Wireless Sensor Network.- Design of Authentication Mechanism Using PANA CTP in FMIPv6 Environment.- Bounding Performance of LDPC Codes and Turbo-Like Codes for IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Internet.- Design and Performance Analysis of an Enhanced MAC Algorithm for the IEEE 802.11 DCF.- Design of an Adaptive DCF Algorithm for TCP Performance Enhancement in IEEE 802.11–Based Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.- Icon-URI Structure with ENUM System for Mobile Device.- Efficient Attribute Authentication in Wireless Mobile Networks.- Group Key Agreement Protocol Among Mobile Devices in Different Cells.- A Novel Approach to Link Utilization Measurement.- A Joint MAC Discovery-Routing Protocol for Self-Organizing Hierarchical Ad Hoc Networks.- An Effective Path Recovery Mechanism for AODV Using Candidate Node.- Analyzing Correlation Between Flow Data and AS Paths in BGP Routing.
