With the rapid development of cloud computing, edge computing, and smart devices,
computing power resources indicate a trend of ubiquitous deployment. The traditional …

In this paper, we analyze the scalability and performance of a persistent, fault-tolerant
storage approach that provides data availability and consistency in a distributed container …

Container-based virtualization is becoming a de facto way to build and deploy applications
because of its simplicity and convenience. Kubernetes is a well-known open-source project …

With the problems of data sharing and information diddling in the field of education, we
construct a highly available education consortium blockchain platform to ensure trusted …

Docker container virtualization technology is being widely adopted in cloud computing
environments because of its lightweight and efficiency. However, it requires adequate …

With the vigorous development of big data and cloud computing, containers are becoming
the main platform for running applications due to their flexible and lightweight features …

Replication is a technique widely used to improve the reliability of applications. State
machine replication is a special approach, where a set of computers are kept synchronised …

With the rapid development of cloud computing and control theory, a new paradigm of
networked control systems called cloud control systems is proposed to meet the …

Furthermore, I would like to thank both my adviser José M. Fernandes and my co-adviser
Ilídio C. Oliveira for supporting the current dissertation. And last but not least, I would like to …

Clouds are powerful computer centers that provide computing and storage facilities that can
be remotely accessed. The flexibility and cost-efficiency offered by clouds have made them …