Cloud computing is gaining tremendous momentum in both academia and industry. In this
context, we define the term “Cloud Workflow” as the specification, execution and provenance …

Cloud computing is an emerging computing paradigm that can offer unprecedented
scalability and resources on demand, and is getting more and more adoption in the science …

When composing Web services into scientific workflows, users often face the so-called
shimming problem when connecting two related but incompatible components. The problem …

Substantial amount of research has been done recently to address the shimming problem in
scientific workflows, in which a special kind of adaptors, called shims, are inserted between …

Web services are built on XML. They use XML for describing the service interface, they use
XML for message exchange and the WS-* protocols that provide addressing, security and …

This paper proposes an interactive approach that guides users in the step-by-step
composition of services by providing safe suggestions based on type convertibility. Users …

An inversion equation takes the Cartesian coordinates of a point on a parametric curve or
surface and returns the parameter value (s) of that point. A 2D curve inversion equation has …

Heterogeneity of data and data formats in bioinformatics entail mismatches between inputs
and outputs of different services, making it difficult to compose them into workflows. To …

Designing complex products such as aircrafts, helicopters and launchers must rely on well-
founded and standardized processes. These processes should be executed in the context of …

Big data workflows have recently emerged as the next generation of data-centric workflow
technologies to address the five “V” challenges of big data: volume, variety, velocity, veracity …