Distributed and concurrent object-oriented systems are difficult to analyze due to the
complexity of their concurrency, communication, and synchronization mechanisms. The …

A novel component-based, service-oriented framework for distributed metacomputing is
described. Adopting a provider-centric view of resource sharing, this framework emphasizes …

Distributed and concurrent object-oriented systems are difficult to analyze due to the
complexity of their concurrency, communication, and synchronization mechanisms. We …

More and more, the use of real-time distribution middlewares programmed with high-level
languages like Java is becoming of interest for industrial systems because this type of …

An increasing portion of people's tasks within today's modern work and office environments
is no longer performed individually, by a single employee working alone on his or her task …

In the world of penetration testing and cybersecurity, gaining remote access and control is a
critical step towards system exploitation. The research presented here explores the …

The majority of the world's computing resources remains idle most of the time. By using this
resource pool, an individual computation may be completed in a fraction of time required to …

Computational grids allow the users to run their applications on remote high-performance
servers available via Internet. Java is often used to develop portable grid applications, with …

Distributed and concurrent object-oriented systems are difficult to analyze due to the
complexity of their concurrency, communication, and synchronization mechanisms. The …

This dissertation is about allowing existing applications to be updated while running. By
combining research results from the areas of software updates, dynamic systems, and …