The paper introduces CLAVIRE (CLoud Applications VIRtual Environment) platform.
Architecture of the platform is shown with a focus on the abstraction which enables the …

In this work we construct scale invariant descriptors (SIDs) without requiring the estimation of
image scale; we thereby avoid scale selection which is often unreliable. Our starting point is …

In our modern 21st century, daily life would be unthinkable without computers. Multimedia
and virtual reality are useful for people with special needs. This chapter presents a general …

This short paper summarizes a set of 28 papers gathered together by the GCE (Grid
Computing Environment) group of the Global Grid Forum. This set is published in 2002 as a …

This short chapter summarizes the current status of Grid Computational and Programming
environments. It puts the corresponding section of this book in context and integrates a …

We conduct computer simulation experiments in pre-operative planning of vascular
reconstruction with a physician in the experimental loop. We constructed a problem solving …

We introduce the concept of Grid Speedup as a scalability metric for parallel applications on
the grid and analyze it theoretically. It is shown that classes of applications exist for which …

In a Problem Solving Environment (PSE), a scientific workflow management system (SWMS)
provides a meta environment for managing activities and data in scientific experiments, for …

We conduct computer simulation experiments in preoperative planning of vascular
reconstruction with a physician in the experimental loop. We constructed a problem-solving …

As grid computing technologies and infrastructures are being developed, suitable
abstractions, methods, and tools will become necessary to enable application development …