In a multicore system, applications running on different cores interfere at main memory. This
inter-application interference degrades overall system performance and unfairly slows down …

TRAP/BPEL is a framework that adds autonomic behavior into existing BPEL processes
automatically and transparently. We define an autonomic BPEL process as a composite …

Redundancy is the presence of different elements with the same functionality. In software,
redundancy is useful (and used) in many ways, for example for fault tolerance and reliability …

Despite the best intentions, the competence, and the rigorous methods of designers and
developers, software is often delivered and deployed with faults. To cope with imperfect …

Software engineering methods can increase the dependability of software systems, and yet
some faults escape even the most rigorous and methodical development process …

Ajax-based web applications are designed to mimic more traditional desktop applications
and require quick response times from the underlying Web services. However, since …

Web services paradigm is allowing applications to interact with one another over the
Internet. BPEL facilitates this interaction by providing a platform through which Web services …

Peer assessment has proved to be a useful technique in all levels of education. The process
of giving and receiving comments can encourage critical thinking and help students learn …

We develop the notion of automatic workaround in the context of Web applications. A
workaround is a sequence of operations, applied to a failing component, that is equivalent to …

Service orchestration techniques combine the benefits of Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA) and Business Process Management (BPM) to compose and coordinate distributed …