Xiao Qin's Publications
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[Total: 148; Journal Papers: 37; Book Chapters: 2; Conference Papers: 66; Technical Reports and Posters: 7; Papers Published in China: 33; Theses: 3]
Journal Papers
J37. Dynamic Load Balancing Support for I/O-Intensive Jobs in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Clusters of Workstations.
X. Qin, H. Jiang, A. Manzanares, X.-J Ruan, and S. Yin, IEEE Transactions on Computers. Accepted 2010.
J36. A Message Scheduling Scheme for Energy Conservation in Multimedia Wireless Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, A. Manzanares, M. Alghamdi, and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 272-283, March 2011.
J35. EAD and PEBD: Two Energy-Aware Duplication Scheduling Algorithms for Parallel Tasks on Homogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Z.-L. Zong, A. Manzanares, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 360- 374, March 2011.
J34. Communication-Aware Load Balancing for Parallel Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, A. Manzanares, X.-J Ruan, and S. Yin, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 42- 52, Jan. 2010.
J33. A Reliability Model of Energy-Efficient Parallel Disk Systems with Data Mirroring.
F. Shen, X. Qin, M.-T. Sun, and A. Salazar, International Journal of High Performance Systems Architecture, Jan. 2010.
J32. Dynamic Load Balancing for I/O-Intensive Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, A. Manzanares, X.-J Ruan, and S. Yin, ACM Transactions on Storage, vol. 5, no. 3, Aug. 2009.
J31. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Storage Systems with I/O Burstiness. [Abstract | PDF]
A. Manzanares, A. Roth, X.-J Ruan, S. Yin, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, vol. 9, no. 3, Feb. 2010.
J30. Exploiting Redundancies to Enhance Schedulability in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
W. Luo, X. Qin, , X.-C. Tan, K. Qin, and A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics, Part A,. vol. 39, no, 3, pp. 626-639, May, 2009.
J29. Static Security Optimization for Real Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Lin, L. Xu, L.T. Yang, X. Qin, N.-G. Zheng, Z.-H. Wu, and M.-K Qiu, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 22-37, Feb. 2009.
J28. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, K. Bellam, and A. A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, no. 9, pp. 3273-3279, Sept. 2008.
J27. Integrating Security and Reliability in Real-time Embedded Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, X. Ruan, and X. Qin, Journal of Autonomic and Trusted Computing, March 2008.
J26. Availability-Aware Stochastic Scheduling for Heterogeneous Clusters.
T. Xie and X. Qin, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications. Submitted May 2006; revised Dec. 2006; accepted March 2007.
J25. Security-Aware Resource Allocation for Real-Time Parallel Jobs on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 682-697, May 2008.
J24. Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Mobile Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 91 - 113, March 2008
J23. An Energy-Delay Tunable Task Allocation Strategy for Collaborative Applications in Networked Embedded Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 329-343, March 2008.
J22. An Availability-Aware Task Scheduling Strategy for Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and T. Xie, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 188-199, Feb. 2008.
J21. Performance Comparisons of Load Balancing Algorithms for I/O-Intensive Workloads on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 32-46, January 2008.
J20. Improving Security for Periodic Tasks in Embedded Systems through Scheduling. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, vol. 6, no. 3, July 2007.
J19. Performance Evaluation of a New Scheduling Algorithm for Distributed Systems with Security Heterogeneity. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 1067-1081, October 2007.
J18. StReD : A Quality of Security Framework for Storage Resources in Data Grids. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, and X. Qin, Future Generation Computer Systems: The Int'l Journal of Grid Computing, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 816-824, July 2007.
J17. Security-Driven Scheduling for Data-Intensive Applications on Grids. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, Special Issue: Evaluation and Optimization of High-Performance Computing and Networking Systems, Guest Editors: G.-Y Min and M. Ould-Khaoua, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 145-153, June 2007.
J16. Design and Analysis of a Load Balancing Strategy in Data Grids. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, Future Generation Computer Systems: The Int'l Journal of Grid Computing, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 132-137, Jan. 2007.
J15. Modeling and Improving Security of a Local Disk System for Write-Intensive Workloads. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, X. Qin, and T. Xie, ACM Transactions on Storage, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 400-423, Nov. 2006.
J14. Exploiting Redundancy to Boost Performance in a RAID-10 Style Cluster-based File System. [Abstract]
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, D. Feng, and D.R. Swanson, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, vol.9, no.4, pp. 433-447, Oct. 2006.
J13. A Novel Fault-tolerant Scheduling Algorithm for Precedence Constrained Tasks in Real-Time Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Parallel Computing, vol. 32, no. 5-6, pp. 331-356, June 2006.
J12. Scheduling Security-Critical Real-Time Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 864-879, July 2006.
J11. Improving the Performance of I/O-Intensive Applications on Clusters of Workstations. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, vol.9, no.3, pp.297-311, July 2006.
J10. Dynamic Task Scheduling with Security Awareness in Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, X. Qin, A. H. Sung, M. Lin, and L. Yang, Int'l Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, vol. 4, no. 3/4, June 2006.
J9. Open Issues and Challenges in Security-aware Real-Time Scheduling for Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, X. Qin, and M. Lin, Journal of Information, vol. 9, no. 2, March 2006.
J8. A Security Middleware Model for Real-time Applications on Grids. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, vol. E89-D, no. 2, pp. 631-638, Feb. 2006.
J7. Performance Analysis of an Admission Controller for CPU- and I/O-Intensive Applications in Self-Managing Computer Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, T. Xie, and X. Qin, ACM Operating Systems Review, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 37-45, October, 2005.
J6. A Dynamic and Reliability-driven Scheduling Algorithm for Parallel Real-time Jobs Executing on Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 885-900, August 2005.
J5. A Feedback Control Mechanism for Balancing I/O- and Memory-Intensive Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience, ISSN 1895-1767, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 95-107, 2005.
J4. Dynamic Load Balancing for I/O-Intensive Tasks on Heterogeneous Clusters.
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, Special Issue on Parallel I/O in Computational Grids and Cluster Computing Systems (To appear).
J3. A Case Study of Parallel I/O for Biological Sequence Search on Linux Clusters.
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, and D. R. Swanson, International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, 2006.
J2. A Delayed Consistency Model for Distributed Interactive Systems with Real-time Continuous Media. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, Journal of Software, vol.13, no.6, pp.1029-1039, June 2002.
J1. A Fault-Tolerant Support in Real-Time Collaborative Editing Systems. [PDF | HTML | Back to Top]
X. Qin, IEEE Distributed Systems Online, vol.2, no.1, 2001.
Book Chapters [ Back to Top ]
B2. Improving Energy-Efficiency of Computational Grids via Scheduling.
Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, K. Bellam, X. Qin, Handbook of Research on P2P and Grid Systems for Service-Oriented Computing: Models, Methodologies and Applications. Forthcoming, 2009.
B1. Data Grids: Supporting Data-Intensive Applications in Wide Area Networks. [PDF]
X. Qin and H. Jiang, High Performance Computing: Paradigm and Infrastructure, pp. 481-494, edited by L. T. Yang and M. Guo, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.
Refereed Conference Publications [ Back to Top ]
C66. Improving MapReduce Performance via Data Placement in Heterogeneous Hadoop Clusters. [PDF | PPT]
J. Xie, S. Yin, X.-J. Ruan, Z.-Y. Ding, Y. Tian, J. Majors, and X. Qin, Proc. 19th Int'l Heterogeneity in Computing Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2010.
C65. ECOS: An Energy-Efficient Cluster Storage System.
X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, A. Manzanares, J. Xie, Z.-Y. Ding, J. Majors, and X. Qin, Proc. 28th Int'l Performance Computing and Communications Conf. (IPCCC), Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 2009.
C64. Improving Reliability of Energy-Efficient Parallel Storage Systems by Disk Swapping.
S. Yin, X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, Z.-Y. Ding, J. Xie, J. Majors, and X. Qin, Proc. 28th Int'l Performance Computing and Communications Conf. (IPCCC), Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 2009.
C63. Performance Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Parallel I/O Systems with Write Buffer Disks.
X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, S. Yin, Z. -L. Zong, and X. Qin, Proc. the 38th Int'l Conf. on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Vienna, Austria, Sept. 2009.
C62. How Reliable are Parallel Systems When Energy-Efficient Schemes are Involved?
S. Yin, X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, X. Qin, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (CLUSTER), New Orleans, LA, Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2009.
C61. HYBUD: An Energy-Efficient Architecture for Hybrid Parallel Disk Systems.
M. Nijim, A. Manzanares, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin, Proc. the 18th Int'l Conf. on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), San Francisco, CA, Aug. 2009.
C60. Energy-Aware Prefetching for Parallel Disk Systems: Algorithms, Models, and Evaluation.
A. Manzanares, X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, M. Nijim, X. Qin, and W. Luo, Proc. 8th IEEE Int'l Symp. Network Computing and Applications, July 2009.
C55. Can We Improve Energy Efficiency of Secure Disk Systems without Modifying Security Mechanisms? [PPT | Abstract | PDF]
X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, S. Yin, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Proc. 4th IEEE Int'l Conf. Networking, Architecture, and Storage, July 2009.
C58. DARAW: A New Write Buffer to Improve Parallel I/O Energy-Efficiency. [PPT | Abstract | PDF]
X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, K. Bellam, X. Qin, Proc. the 24th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, March 2009.
C57. Distributed Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Data-Intensive Applications with Deadline Constraints on Data Grids. [Abstract | PDF | PPT]
C. Liu, X. Qin, S. Kulkarni, C.-J. Wang, S. Li, A. Manzanares, and S. Baskiyar, Proc. 27th IEEE International Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), Dec. 2008.
C56. An Adaptive Energy-Conserving Strategy for Parallel Disk Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, A. Manzanares, and X. Qin, Proc. the 12th IEEE Int'l Symp. Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), Oct. 2008.
C55. Security-Aware Cache Management for Cluster Storage Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan and X. Qin, Proc. the 17th Int'l Conf. Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Aug. 2008.
C54. PASS: Power-Aware Scheduling of Mixed Applications with Deadline Constraints on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
C. Liu, X. Qin, and S. Li, , Proc. the 17th Int'l Conf. Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Aug. 2008.
C53. Energy Conservation for Real-Time Disk Systems with I/O Burstiness. [Abstract | PDF]
A. Roth, A. Manzanares, K. Bellam, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE Int'l Workshop Next Generation Autonomous Storage and High Performance Computing , St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Aug. 2008.
C52. The Relationship Between Software Architecture and Visual Programming Languages.
A. Manzanares, D. Hamilton, and X. Qin, Grand Challenges in Modeling & Simulation, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2008.
C51. Improving Reliability and Energy Efficiency of Disk Systems via Utilization Control. [Abstract | PDF]
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, X. Ruan, X. Qin, and Y.-M. Yang, Proc. IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC'08), July 2008.
C50. A Prefetching Scheme for Energy Conservation in Parallel Disk Systems.
A. Manzanares, K. Bellam, and X. Qin, Proc. NSF Next Generation Software Program Workshop, April 2008.
C49. Improving Reliability and Energy Efficiency of Disk Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, and X. Qin, Proc. 46th ACM Southeast Conference, March 2008.
C48. A Simulation Framework for Energy-efficient Data Grids.
Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan, A. Manzanares, X. Qin, and Y.-M Yang, Proc. Winter Simulation Conference, Washington, D.C., Dec. 2007.
C47. Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Parallel Applications Running on Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Z.-L. Zong, X. Qin, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, K. Bellam, and M. Alghamdi, Proc. 36th International Conf. Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C46. Interplay of Security and Reliability using Non-Uniform Checkpoints. [Abstract | PDF]
K. Bellam, R. K. Vudata, X. Qin, Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, and X.-J. Ruan, Proc. 16th IEEE Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
C45. An Energy-Efficient Scheduling Algorithm Using Dynamic Voltage Scaling for Parallel Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X.-J. Ruan, X. Qin, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, and K. Bellam, Proc. 16th IEEE Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
C44. TERCOS: A Novel Approach to Exploiting Redundancies in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Abstract]
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang, G. Tu, and X. Qin, Proc. 13th IEEE International Conference on Embedded and Real-Time Computing Systems and Applications (RTCSA), Daegu, Korea, Aug. 2007.
C43. Design and Performance Analysis of Energy-Efficient Parallel Storage Systems.
Z.-L. Zong, M.E. Briggs, N.W. O'Connor, X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, and Y.-M. Yang, the Commodity Cluster Symposium 2007 (CCS), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2007.
C42. Reliability-Driven Scheduling of Periodic Tasks in Heterogeneous Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
W. Luo, X. Qin, and K. Bellam, Proc. the 4th IEEE International Symp. on Embedded Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C41. Integrating Fault Recovery and Quality of Security in Real-time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
K. Bellam, Z. Zong, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE Int'l Symp. on Ubisafe Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C40. An Energy-Efficient Framework for Large-Scale Parallel Storage Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
Z.-L. Zong, M.E. Briggs, N.W. O'Connor, and X. Qin, Proc. 21st Int'l Parallel and Distributed Processing Symp. (IPDPS), 8th IEEE Int'l Workshop Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing, Long Beach, CA, March 2007.
C39. Scheduling of Periodic Packets in Energy-Aware Wireless Networks. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, and K. Bellam, Proc. the 26th IEEE Int'l Performance Computing and Communications Conf. (IPCCC'07), New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2007.
C38. A Security-Oriented Task Scheduler for Heterogeneous Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 4297), pp. 35-46, Proc. 13th Annual IEEE Int'l Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC), Dec. 2006.
C37. HAGEES: A High Availability Guaranteed Energy-Efficient Scheduling Strategy for High-Performance Clusters.
Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, M. Alghamdi, and X. Qin, Proc. the 7th Symp. the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 2006.
C36. Adaptive Quality of Security Control in Networked Parallel Disk Systems. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
M. Nijim, X. Qin, and T. Xie, Proc. 15th Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 2006.
C35. Energy-Efficient Duplication Strategies for Scheduling Precedence Constrained Parallel Tasks on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Z.-L. Zong, A. Manzanares, B. Stinar, and X. Qin, Proc. 8th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'06), Sept. 2006.
C34. Stochastic Scheduling with Availability Constraints in Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE 8th International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'06), Sept. 2006.
C33. Fault-Tolerant Scheduling Based on Periodic Tasks for Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract]
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang, and X. Qin, Proc. 3rd Int'l Conf. Autonomic and Trusted Computing, Sept. 2006.
C32. Solving Energy-Latency Dilemma: Task Allocation for Parallel Applications in Heterogeneous Embedded Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, X. Qin, and M. Nijim, Proc. 35th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 2006.
C31. An Adaptive Strategy for Secure Distributed Disk Systems. [Back to Top]
M. Nijim, T. Xie, Z.-L. Zong, and X. Qin, NASA/IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, WIP Session, May 2006.
C30. SAHA: A Scheduling Algorithm for Security-Sensitive Jobs on Data Grids. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE/ACM 6th Int'l Symp. Cluster Computing and the Grid (CCGrid), 2nd Int'l Workshop Cluster Security, May 2006.
C29. Sharp: A New Real-Time Scheduling Algorithm to Improve Security of Parallel Applications on Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, X. Qin, and M. Nijim, Proc. 25th IEEE Int'l Performance Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC), April 2006.
C28. Awards: An Adaptive Write Scheme for Secure Local Disk Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, X. Qin, T. Xie, and M. Alghamdi, Proc. 25th IEEE Int'l Performance Computing and Communications Conf. (IPCCC), April 2006.
C27. Incorporating Security into Real-Time Scheduling for Parallel Jobs on Clusters.
T. Xie and X. Qin, 26th IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium (RTSS), Work-in-Progress Session, Dec. 2005.
C26. PARM: A Power-Aware Message Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Wireless Networks. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
M. Alghamdi, T. Xie, X. Qin, ACM Int'l Symp. Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Sys. (MSWiM), Workshop Wireless Multimedia Networking and Performance Modeling, Oct. 2005.
C25. A New Allocation Scheme for Parallel Applications with Deadline and Security Constraints on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE 7th International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'05), Boston, Sept. 2005.
C24. Towards a Security Service Integration Framework for Distributed Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Proc. 18th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems, Sept. 2005.
C23. Integrating a Performance Model in Self-Managing Computer Systems under Mixed Workload Conditions.
M. Nijim, T. Xie, and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, Aug. 2005.
C22. SAREC: A Security-Aware Scheduling Strategy for Real-Time Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, X. Qin, and A. H. Sung, Proc. 34th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), pp.5-12, June 2005.
C21. Enhancing Security of Real-Time Applications on Grids through Dynamic Scheduling. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Proc. the 11th Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing (JSSPP), pp.146-158, Cambridge, MA, June 2005.
C20. Improving Effective Bandwidth of Networks on Clusters using Load Balancing for Communication-Intensive Applications. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Proc. 24th IEEE Int'l Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC), pp.27-34, April 2005.
C19. Improving Network Performance through Task Duplication for Parallel Applications on Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, Proc 24th IEEE International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC), pp.35-42, April 2005.
C18. Benchmarking the CLI for I/O Intensive Computing. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, T. Xie, A. Nathan, and V. K. Tadepalli, Proc. Int'l Parallel and Distributed Processing Symp. (IPDPS), 6th Int’l Workshop Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing, April 2005.
C17. Dynamic Task Scheduling with Security Awareness in Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
T. Xie, A. H. Sung, and X. Qin, Proc. 19th Int'l Parallel and Distributed Processing Symp. (IPDPS), 4th Int'l Workshop Performance Modeling, Evaluation, and Optimization of Parallel and Distributed Sys., IEEE/ACM, April 2005.
C16. Dynamic Load Balancing for I/O-Intensive Tasks on Heterogeneous Clusters. [Abstract | PDF | PS]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 10th International Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC), pp.300-309, Dec. 2003.
C15. Towards Load Balancing Support for I/O-Intensive Parallel Jobs in a Cluster of Workstations. [Abstract | PDF ]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 5th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'03), pp.100-107, Dec. 2003.
C14. A Case Study of Parallel I/O for Biological Sequence Analysis on Linux Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 5th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'03), pp.308-315, Dec. 2003.
C13. Boosting Performance for I/O-Intensive Workload by Preemptive Job Migrations in a Cluster System. [Abstract | PDF | PS]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 15th Symp. Computer Architecture and High Performance Computing, pp. 235-245, Nov. 2003.
C12. A Dynamic Load Balancing Scheme for I/O-Intensive Applications in Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF | PS]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 32nd Int'l Conf. Parallel Processing Workshops (ICPP Workshops), pp.79-86, Oct. 2003.
C11. Design, Implementation, and Performance evaluation of a Cost-Effective Fault-Tolerant Parallel Virtual File System . [Abstract | PDF]
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, and D. R. Swanson, Int'l Workshop Storage Network Architecture and Parallel I/Os, in conjunction with 12th International Conference on Parallel Architectures and Compilation Techniques (PACT), Sept. 2003.
C10. Dynamic Load balancing for I/O- and Memory-Intensive workload in Clusters using a Feedback Control Mechanism. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, Y. Zhu, and D. R. Swanson, Proc. 9th Int'l Euro-Par Conference on Parallel Processing (Euro-Par), pp. 224-229, Aug. 2003.
C9. Scheduling for Improved Write Performance in a Cost-Effective, Fault-Tolerant Parallel Virtual File System (CEFT-PVFS). [Abstract | PDF]
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, D. Feng, and D. R. Swanson, ClusterWorld Conf. and Expo Partners with the Fourth LCI Int'l Conf. Linux Clusters: The HPC Revolution'03, June 2003.
C8. Improved Read Performance in CEFT-PVFS: Cost Effective, Fault-Tolerant Parallel Virtual File System. [Abstract | PDF | Back to top]
Y. Zhu, H. Jiang, X. Qin, D. Feng, and D. Swanson, Proc. IEEE/ACM Int'l Symp. Cluster Computing and the Grid, pp.730-735, May 2003.
C7. An Efficient Fault-tolerant Scheduling Algorithm for Real-time Tasks with Precedence Constraints in Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H. Jiang, D. R. Swanson, Proc. 31st International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), pp.360-368, Aug. 2002.
C6. Dynamic, Reliability-driven Scheduling of Parallel Real-time Jobs in Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Proc. 30th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), pp.113-122, Sept. 2001.
C5. Recovery Support for Internet-based Real-Time Collaborative Editing Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and C. Sun, Proc. International Conference on Computer Networks and Mobile Computing , Oct. 2001.
C4. An Efficient Recovery Algorithm in Real-Time and Fault-Tolerant Collaborative Editing Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin and C. Sun, Int'l Workshop Collaborative Editing Sys., ACM 2000 Conf. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Dec. 2000.
C3. Reliability-Driven Scheduling for Real-Time Tasks with Precedence Constraints in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, H Jiang, C. Xie, and Z. Han, Proc. Int'l Conf. Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems 2000, pp.617-623, Nov. 2000.
C2. Real-time Scheduling for Dependable Multimedia Tasks in Multiprocessor Systems.
X. Qin, L. Pang, Z. Han, and S. Li, Proc. IEEE TENCON 2000, Sept. 2000.
C1. Real-time Fault-tolerant Scheduling in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, Z. Han, H. Jin, L. Pang, and S. Li, Proc. Int'l Workshop Cluster Computing-Tech, Environments, and Applications, pp.421-427, June 2000.
Technical Reports and Posters [ Back to Top ]
T7. An Approach to Satisfying Security Needs of Periodic Tasks in High Performance Embedded Systems. (Refereed)
T. Xie, X. Qin, and A. H. Sung, 12th IEEE Int'l Conf. High Performance Computing (HiPC), poster session, Dec. 2005.
T6. Improving the Performance of Communication-Intensive Parallel Applications Executing on Clusters. (Refereed)
X. Qin and H. Jiang, 6th IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'04, poster session), pp. 493, Sept. 2004.
T5. Dynamic Distributed Load Balancing Support for I/O-Intensive Parallel Applications on Clusters.
H. Jiang, D. Swanson, X. Qin, and Y. Zhu, Poster Session at CSE Research Facility Open House, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sept. 5, 2003.
T4. Boosting Performance for I/O-Intensive Workload by Preemptive Job Migrations in a Cluster System.
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Technical Report TR02-10-04, Department of Computer Sci. and Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Oct. 2002.
T3. A Dynamic Load Balancing Scheme for I/O-Intensive Applications in Distributed Systems.
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Technical Report TR02-10-02, Department of Computer Sci. and Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Oct. 2002.
T2. An Efficient Fault-tolerant Scheduling Algorithm for Real-time Tasks with Precedence Constraints in Heterogeneous Systems.
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Technical Report TR-UNL-CSE 2002-0501, Department of Computer Sci. and Eng., U. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Feb. 2002.
T1. A Fault-tolerant Real-time Scheduling Algorithm for Precedence-Constrained Tasks in Distributed Heterogeneous Systems.
X. Qin and H. Jiang, Technical Report TR-UNL-CSE 2001-1003, Department of Computer Sci. and Eng., U. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sept. 2001.
Theses [ Back to Top ]
Dynamic I/O-Aware Load Balancing and Resource Management for Clusters. [Abstract | PDF]
Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Aug. 2004. Advisor: Prof. H. Jiang
Real-time Scheduling Models and Real-time Scheduling Algorithms with Fault-Tolerance. [Abstract | Zipped PDF]
M.Sc. Thesis, (In Chinese). Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, April 1999. Advisor: Prof. L.-P. Pang.
Real-time I/O Scheduling in Real-time Operating Systems.
B.Sc. Thesis, (In Chinese). Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, May 1996. Advisor: Prof. L.-P. Pang
Papers Published in China (1997-2002)
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