The success of Android is based on its unified Java programming model that allows to write
platform-independent programs for a variety of different target platforms. However, this …

Benchmarking is an important step in the code optimization process that enables empirical
performance evaluations in computer systems. Application profiling allows the detection of …

The advent of emergent System-on-Chip (SoCs) and multiprocessor System-on-Chip
(MPSocs) opens a new era on the small mobile devices (Smartphones, Tablets,...) in terms …

The popularity of the handheld systems (smartphones, tablets,...) and their computational
capability open new challenges in terms of the efficient use of such devices. The …

Extreme Data is an incarnation of Big Data concept distinguished by the massive amounts of
data that must be queried, communicated and analyzed in near real-time by using a very …

The popularity of the handheld systems (smartphones, tablets,...) and their great
computational capability open a new era in parallel computing terms. The efficient use of …

Embedded systems are becoming increasingly complex and, due to their tight energy
requirements, all the available resources must be used in the best possible way. However …

The increased use of application-specific computational devices turns even low-power chips
into high-performance computers. Not only additional accelerators (eg, GPU, DSP, or even …

The increase of performance in handheld devices due to their widespread adoption has
required the integration of several distinct kinds of processor in a single chip. These …

The evolution of many of today's ubiquitous technologies has been possible due to the
System on Chip (SoC) technologies. This evolution has triggered an increase of the …