It is important to be able to judge the performance or dependability metrics of a system and
often we do so by using abstract models even when the system is in the conceptual phase …

Given the characteristics of dynamic provisioning and illusion of unlimited resources, clouds
are becoming a popular alternative for running scientific workflows. In a cloud system for …

The dynamicity of today's networks has created uncertainties for security administrators
about the defense options to deploy. In this paper, we consider the administrator's challenge …

Moving target defense (MTD) has been developed as an emerging technology to enhance
system/network security by randomly and continuously changing attack surface. Despite the …

The blockchain shared ledger emerged as an alternative to the bureaucratic banking system
that may take days to confirm a payment or a transfer between clients. The blockchain …

Energy consumption has been a well-known concern on computing systems, and due to the
emergence of IoT applications, particular attention has been devoted to network …

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is a network architecture that takes advantage of cloud
computing features (such as high availability and elasticity) and makes use of computational …

Blockchain has become an important processing paradigm in recent years. The blockchain
supports financial transactions and validates contracts, documents and data. However, the …

The Data Centre concept has evolved, mainly due to the need to reduce expenses with the
required physical space to store, provide and maintain large computational infrastructures …

Nowadays, the demand for data storage is increasing due to various factors, such as
educational needs, social media, and streaming services. This drives the need for robust …