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The Development And Use Of An Evaluation Mechanism For The Assessment Of Software Configuration Management Tools, Wayne M. Descheneau, Neil W. Robinson Dec 1993

The Development And Use Of An Evaluation Mechanism For The Assessment Of Software Configuration Management Tools, Wayne M. Descheneau, Neil W. Robinson

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the development of a mechanism for use in the evaluation of Software Configuration Management SCM tools. An examination of applicable DoD standards identified the SCM requirements that could be levied on a development contractor, and a literature search revealed the functionality common to various automated tools. These two sets of information were organized into a matrix, and for each requirement that was met, the intersection on the matrix of the requirement and each functionality used to meet that requirement was checked. In addition to the matrix, the mechanism consisted of general information about a given tool and …


Script-Based Qos Specifications For Multimedia Presentations, Richard Staehli, Jonathan Walpole Dec 1993

Script-Based Qos Specifications For Multimedia Presentations, Richard Staehli, Jonathan Walpole

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Multimedia presentations can convey information not only by the sequence of events but by their timing. The correctness of such presentations thus depends on the timing of events as well as their sequence and content. This paper introduces a formal specification language for playback of real-time presentations. The main contribution of this language is a quality of service (QOS) specification that relaxes resolution and synchronization requirements for playback. Our definitions give a precise meaning to the correctness of a presentation. This specification language will form the basis for a QOS interface for reservation of operating system resources.


Probing Tcp Implementations, Douglas E. Comer, John C. Lin Dec 1993

Probing Tcp Implementations, Douglas E. Comer, John C. Lin

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


An Optimal O(Log Log N) Time Parallel Algorithm For Detecting All Squares In A String, Albert Apostolico, Dany Breslauer Dec 1993

An Optimal O(Log Log N) Time Parallel Algorithm For Detecting All Squares In A String, Albert Apostolico, Dany Breslauer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


C3: A Parallel Model For Coarse-Grained Machines, Susanne E. Hambrusch, Ashfaq A. Khokhar Dec 1993

C3: A Parallel Model For Coarse-Grained Machines, Susanne E. Hambrusch, Ashfaq A. Khokhar

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


A Generalized Schwarz Splitting Method Based On Hermite Collocation For Elliptic Boundary Value Problems, Yu-Ling Lai, Apostolos Hadjidimos, Elias N. Houstis Dec 1993

A Generalized Schwarz Splitting Method Based On Hermite Collocation For Elliptic Boundary Value Problems, Yu-Ling Lai, Apostolos Hadjidimos, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Correctness Proof Of A Geometric Constraint Solver, Ioannis Fudos, Christoph M. Hoffmann Dec 1993

Correctness Proof Of A Geometric Constraint Solver, Ioannis Fudos, Christoph M. Hoffmann

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Combinatorial Optimization Problems For Which Almost Every Algorithm Is Asymptotically Optimal, Wojciech Szpankowski Dec 1993

Combinatorial Optimization Problems For Which Almost Every Algorithm Is Asymptotically Optimal, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Constructing Distributed Schedulers Using The Messiahs Interface Language, Steve J. Chapin, Eugene H. Spafford Dec 1993

Constructing Distributed Schedulers Using The Messiahs Interface Language, Steve J. Chapin, Eugene H. Spafford

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Parallel Numerical Methods For Partial Differential Equations (Ph.D. Thesis), Sang-Bae Kim Dec 1993

Parallel Numerical Methods For Partial Differential Equations (Ph.D. Thesis), Sang-Bae Kim

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


A Probabilistic Analysis Of A String Editing Problem And Its Variations, Guy Louchard, Wojciech Szpankowski Dec 1993

A Probabilistic Analysis Of A String Editing Problem And Its Variations, Guy Louchard, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Data Structures And Algorithms For The String Statistics Problem, Alberto Apostolico, Franco P. Preparata Dec 1993

Data Structures And Algorithms For The String Statistics Problem, Alberto Apostolico, Franco P. Preparata

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


A Scheduling Policy With Maximal Stability Region For Rings Networks With Spatial Reuse, Leonidas Georgiadis, Wojciech Szpankowski, Leondros Tassiulas Dec 1993

A Scheduling Policy With Maximal Stability Region For Rings Networks With Spatial Reuse, Leonidas Georgiadis, Wojciech Szpankowski, Leondros Tassiulas

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Parallel Dynamic Mesh Generation And Domain Decomposition, Poting Wu, Elias N. Houstis Dec 1993

Parallel Dynamic Mesh Generation And Domain Decomposition, Poting Wu, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Extending Multidatabase Transaction Management Techniques To Software Development Environments, Aidong Zhang, Omran Bukhres Dec 1993

Extending Multidatabase Transaction Management Techniques To Software Development Environments, Aidong Zhang, Omran Bukhres

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Collaborative Multimedia Game Environments, Vinod Anupam, Chandrajit L. Bajaj Dec 1993

Collaborative Multimedia Game Environments, Vinod Anupam, Chandrajit L. Bajaj

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Neural Networks To Support "Intelligent" Scientific Computing, Anupam Joshi, Csanjiva Weerawarana, Elias N. Houstis Dec 1993

The Use Of Neural Networks To Support "Intelligent" Scientific Computing, Anupam Joshi, Csanjiva Weerawarana, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Object-Orientation In Multidatabase Systems, Evaggelia Pitoura, Omran Bukhres, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid Dec 1993

Object-Orientation In Multidatabase Systems, Evaggelia Pitoura, Omran Bukhres, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Scheduling Support Mechanisms For Autonomous, Heterogeneous, Distributed Systems (Ph.D. Thesis), Steve J. Chapin Dec 1993

Scheduling Support Mechanisms For Autonomous, Heterogeneous, Distributed Systems (Ph.D. Thesis), Steve J. Chapin

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


A View-Based Approach To Relaxing Global Serializability In Multidatabase Systems, Aidong Zhang, Evaggelia Pitoura, Bharat K. Bhargava Dec 1993

A View-Based Approach To Relaxing Global Serializability In Multidatabase Systems, Aidong Zhang, Evaggelia Pitoura, Bharat K. Bhargava

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Asymptotic Behavior Of The Lempel-Ziv Parsing Scheme And Digital Search Trees, Philippe Jaquet, Wojciech Szpankowski Dec 1993

Asymptotic Behavior Of The Lempel-Ziv Parsing Scheme And Digital Search Trees, Philippe Jaquet, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


User-Database Interface: The Effect Of Abstraction Levels On Query Performance, Hock Chuan Chan, Kwok Kee Wei, Keng Siau Dec 1993

User-Database Interface: The Effect Of Abstraction Levels On Query Performance, Hock Chuan Chan, Kwok Kee Wei, Keng Siau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

A common classification of data models is based on their abstraction levels: physical, logical and conceptual. The user-database interaction can be similarly classified. For the conceptual-level interaction, the user and the database exchange information on the user's world, e.g., information of entities, relationships, and attributes. For the logical-level interaction, the user and the database communicate based on concepts in the database system, e.g., relations and join operations. We expect users to be familiar with concepts in their world but not the concepts in the database system. This is especially so for infrequent or naive database users. The conceptual level should …


Parallel Algorithms For Single-Layer Channel Routing, Ronald I. Greenberg, Shih-Chuan Hung, Jau-Der Shih Dec 1993

Parallel Algorithms For Single-Layer Channel Routing, Ronald I. Greenberg, Shih-Chuan Hung, Jau-Der Shih

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

We provide efficient parallel algorithms for the minimum separation, offset range, and optimal offset problems for single-layer channel routing. We consider all the variations of these problems that have linear-time sequential solutions rather than limiting attention to the ``river-routing'' context, where single-sided connections are disallowed. For the minimum separation problem, we obtain O(lgN) time on a CREW PRAM or O(lgN/lglgN) time on a CRCW PRAM, both with optimal work (processor-time product) of O(N), where N is the number of terminals. For the offset range problem, we obtain the same time and processor bounds as long as only one side of …


Design And Construction Of The Aerobot Robotic Manipulator (Arm), William L. Cochran Dec 1993

Design And Construction Of The Aerobot Robotic Manipulator (Arm), William L. Cochran

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis designed, constructed, and tested a robotic arm for the Aerobot Aerial Robot. The main purpose of the ARM is to enable the Aerobot to retrieve objects for use in an annual robotics competition. Design of the ARM involved synthesizing the characteristics of simplicity, weight, strength, and size. The result was a three-degree-of-freedom manipulator that uses electric motors, cable linkages, and telescoping tubes to access a work space below the Aerobot. Forward and inverse kinematics were investigated to enable automation of the ARM. Data was collected from infrared sensors to validate the model. Manipulation of the ARM is presently …


A Numerical Study Of High-Speed Missile Configurations Using A Block- Structured Parallel Algorithm, Douglas C. Blake Dec 1993

A Numerical Study Of High-Speed Missile Configurations Using A Block- Structured Parallel Algorithm, Douglas C. Blake

Theses and Dissertations

A numerical analysis of the aerodynamic phenomena associated with the high-speed flight of a sharp-nosed, four-finned, high-fineness ratio missile using a block-structured, parallel computer algorithm is presented. The algorithm, PANS-3EM, utilizes a second-order-accurate, shock-capturing, Total Variation Diminishing scheme and incorporates a Baldwin-Lomax turbulence model. PANS-3EM allows for extreme flexibility in the choice of computational domain decomposition and computing machine of implementation. Developmental work consists of conceptualization and verification of the algorithm as well as parallel performance and scalability studies conducted on a variety of computing platforms. Using PANS-3EM, the aerodynamic characteristics of the missile are investigated. Drag and pitching moment …


Genetic Algorithms And Their Application To The Protein Folding Problem, Donald J. Brinkman Dec 1993

Genetic Algorithms And Their Application To The Protein Folding Problem, Donald J. Brinkman

Theses and Dissertations

The protein folding problem involves the prediction of the secondary and tertiary structure of a molecule given the primary structure. The primary structure defines sequence of amino-acid residues, while the secondary structure describes the local 3-dimensional arrangement of amino-acid residues within the molecule. The relative orientation of the secondary structural motifs, namely the tertiary structure, defines the shape of the entire biomolecule. The exact, mechanism by which a sequence of amino acids protein folds into its 3- dimensional conformation is unknown Current approaches to the protein folding problem include calculus-based methods, systematic search, model building and symbolic methods, random methods …


Vulnerability Assessment Using A Fuzzy Logic Based Method, Richard W. Fleming Dec 1993

Vulnerability Assessment Using A Fuzzy Logic Based Method, Richard W. Fleming

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis demonstrates the feasibility of using qualitative analysis methods to evaluate computer security vulnerabilities. Although many risk analysis systems exist, few provide for the adequate analysis of identified vulnerabilities. While the main focus of this thesis is to evaluate computer security vulnerabilities, the methods involved have application in other areas requiring evaluation using qualitative methods. It is proposed, and demonstrated by this thesis, that the use of qualitative analysis using linguistic variables to describe the impact of computer security vulnerabilities is not only feasible, but intrinsically easier to understand and use than quantitative methods.


Developing Realistic Cooperative Behaviors For Autonomous Agents In Air Combat Simulation, Dean P. Hipwell Dec 1993

Developing Realistic Cooperative Behaviors For Autonomous Agents In Air Combat Simulation, Dean P. Hipwell

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigated, developed and implemented cooperative decision-making behaviors in an air combat simulation by using a knowledge-based system. Knowledge-based systems were well suited for this task because of built- in features such as inference engines and rule-based constructs. This thesis addresses the specific problem of generating autonomous forces for inclusion in the Advanced Research Projects Agency Distributed Interactive Simulation program. Existing autonomous forces implementations lacked flexibility, realistic behaviors, real-time planning and other features. The simulation system in this thesis addresses the problem of realistic behavior by modeling pilot decision processes rather than aircraft platforms. The system is based on …


Investigation Into Formalization Of Domain-Oriented Parallel Software Development, Daniel P. King Dec 1993

Investigation Into Formalization Of Domain-Oriented Parallel Software Development, Daniel P. King

Theses and Dissertations

This research investigates the conceptual design of a semi-automated platform for parallel software development. The proposed semi-automated environment applies transformational techniques and domain-specific knowledge to a parallel software development process. Domain-specific and software design knowledge interact within the transformational development process in the creation of a software application. The underlying parallel specification language requires a set of parallel composition operators in order to capture an application’s concurrent properties. A set of parallel composition operators is proposed that consists of parallel composition, parallel enumeration, nondeterministic choice, sequential composition specific communication and synchronization variable types are also proposed. A semi-automated environment based …


Using Discovery-Based Learning To Prove The Behavior Of An Autonomous Agent, David N. Mezera Dec 1993

Using Discovery-Based Learning To Prove The Behavior Of An Autonomous Agent, David N. Mezera

Theses and Dissertations

Computer-generated autonomous agents in simulation often behave predictably and unrealistically. These characteristics make them easy to spot and exploit by human participants in the simulation, when we would prefer the behavior of the agent to be indistinguishable from human behavior. An improvement in behavior might be possible by enlarging the library of responses, giving the agent a richer assortment of tactics to employ during a combat scenario. Machine learning offers an exciting alternative to constructing additional responses by hand by instead allowing the system to improve its own performance with experience. This thesis presents NOSTRUM, a discovery-based learning DBL system …