| Grid Computing | |
| An Opportunistic Algorithm for Scheduling Workflows on Grids | p. 1 |
| A Service Oriented System for on Demand Dynamic Structural Analysis over Computational Grids | p. 13 |
| Scalable Desktop Grid System | p. 27 |
| Analyzing Overheads and Scalability Characteristics of OpenMP Applications | p. 39 |
| Parallel Fuzzy c-Means Cluster Analysis | p. 52 |
| Peer-to-Peer Models for Resource Discovery in Large-Scale Grids: A Scalable Architecture | p. 66 |
| Cluster Computing | |
| JaceV: A Programming and Execution Environment for Asynchronous Iterative Computations on Volatile Nodes | p. 79 |
| Aspect Oriented Pluggable Support for Parallel Computing | p. 93 |
| Model for Simulation of Heterogeneous High-Performance Computing Environments | p. 107 |
| On Evaluating Decentralized Parallel I/ Scheduling Strategies for Parallel File Systems | p. 120 |
| Distributed Security Constrained Optimal Power Flow Integrated to a DSM Based Energy Management System for Real Time Power Systems Security Control | p. 131 |
| Metaserver Locality and Scalability in a Distributed NFS | p. 145 |
| Top-k Query Processing in the APPA P2P System | p. 158 |
| Posterior Task Scheduling Algorithms for Heterogeneous Computing Systems | p. 172 |
| Design and Implementation of an Environment for Component-Based Parallel Programming | p. 184 |
| Anahy: A Programming Environment for Cluster Computing | p. 198 |
| DWMiner: A Tool for Mining Frequent Item Sets Efficiently in Data Warehouses | p. 212 |
| A Parallel Implementation of the K Nearest Neighbours Classifier in Three Levels: Threads, MPI Processes and the Grid | p. 225 |
| On the Use of the MMC Language to Utilize SIMD Instruction Set | p. 236 |
| A Versatile Pipelined Hardware Implementation for Encryption and Decryption Using Advanced Encryption Standard | p. 249 |
| Numerical Methods | |
| Combinatorial Scientific Computing: The Enabling Power of Discrete Algorithms in Computational Science | p. 260 |
| Improving the Numerical Simulation of an Airflow Problem with the BlockCGSI Algorithm | p. 281 |
| EdgePack: A Parallel Vertex and Node Reordering Package for Optimizing Edge-Based Computations in Unstructured Grids | p. 292 |
| Parallel Processing of Matrix Multiplication in a CPU and GPU Heterogeneous Environment | p. 305 |
| Robust Two-Level Lower-Order Preconditioners for a Higher-Order Stokes Discretization with Highly Discontinuous Viscosities | p. 319 |
| The Impact of Parallel Programming Models on the Performance of Iterative Linear Solvers for Finite Element Applications | p. 334 |
| Efficient Parallel Algorithm for Constructing a Unit Triangular Matrix with Prescribed Singular Values | p. 349 |
| A Rewriting System for the Vectorization of Signal Transforms | p. 363 |
| High Order Fourier-Spectral Solutions to Self Adjoint Elliptic Equations | p. 378 |
| Multiresolution Simulations Using Particles | p. 391 |
| Evaluation of Several Variants of Explicitly Restarted Lanczos Eigensolvers and Their Parallel Implementations | p. 403 |
| PyACTS: A High-Level Framework for Fast Development of High Performance Applications | p. 417 |
| Sequential and Parallel Resolution of the Two-Group Transient Neutron Diffusion Equation Using Second-Degree Iterative Methods | p. 426 |
| Enhancing the Performance of Multigrid Smoothers in Simultaneous Multithreading Architectures | p. 439 |
| Block Iterative Algorithms for the Solution of Parabolic Optimal Control Problems | p. 452 |
| Evaluation of Linear Solvers for Astrophysics Transfer Problems | p. 466 |
| Large Scale Simulations in Physics | |
| Scalable Cosmological Simulations on Parallel Machines | p. 476 |
| Performance Evaluation of Scientific Applications on Modern Parallel Vector Systems | p. 490 |
| Numerical Simulation of Three-Phase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media | p. 504 |
| Simulation of Laser Propagation in a Plasma with a Frequency Wave Equation | p. 518 |
| A Particle Gradient Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Statistical Mechanics and Convergence Analysis | p. 530 |
| Computing in Biosciences | |
| A Computational Framework for Cardiac Modeling Based on Distributed Computing and Web Applications | p. 544 |
| Triangular Clique Based Multilevel Approaches to Identify Protein Functional Modules | p. 556 |
| BioPortal: A Portal for Deployment of Bioinformatics Applications on Cluster and Grid Environments | p. 566 |
| Computational Grids and Clusters | |
| Adaptive Distributed Metamodeling | p. 579 |
| Distributed General Logging Architecture for Grid Environments | p. 589 |
| Interoperability Between UNICORE and ITBL | p. 601 |
| Using Failure Injection Mechanisms to Experiment and Evaluate a Grid Failure Detector | p. 610 |
| Semantic-Based Service Trading: Application to Linear Algebra | p. 622 |
| Management of Services Based on a Semantic Description Within the GRID-TLSE Project | p. 634 |
| Extending the Services and Sites of Production Grids by the Support of Advanced Portals | p. 644 |
| High-Performance Data Management in Grid Environments | |
| PSO-Grid Data Replication Service | p. 656 |
| Execution Management of Scientific Models on Computational Grids | p. 670 |
| Replica Refresh Strategies in a Database Cluster | p. 679 |
| A Practical Evaluation of a Data Consistency Protocol for Efficient Visualization in Grid Applications | p. 692 |
| Experiencing Data Grids | p. 707 |
| Author Index | p. 719 |
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