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Current Students:
| Name | Status | Total | Journal Papers | Conference Papers |
| Kiranmai Bellam | Doctoral Student | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| Xiaojun Ruan | Doctoral Student | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Adam Manzanares | Doctoral Student | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Shu Yin | Doctoral Student | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Former Students:
| Name | Degree | Total | Journal Papers | Conference Papers |
| Ziliang Zong | Ph.D., Summer, 2008 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| Mohammed Alghamdi | Ph.D., Summer, 2008 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Wei Luo | Ph.D., Summer, 2008 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Mais Nijim | Ph.D., Summer, 2007 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Tao Xie | Ph.D., Spring, 2006 | 33 | 17 | 16 |
| Adam Roth | M.S., Spring, 2005 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nicholas W. O'Connor | B.S., Spring, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cong Liu | M.S., Fall, 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Raghava K. Vudata | M.S., Spring, 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew E. Briggs | B.S., Spring, 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Stinar | B.S., Spring 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mohammed Alghamdi - Ph.D. Candidate [Total: 15 | Journal Papers: 3 | Conference Papers: 12]
J3. Power-Aware Message Scheduling for Multimedia Wireless Networks.
X. Qin and M. Alghamdi. Submitted Nov. 2006.
J2. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, M. Alghamdi, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J1. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Wireless Networks via Message Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and Z.-L. Zong, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Jan. 2006; revised Aug. 2006.
C12. Design and Implementation of Energy-Efficient Message Scheduling for Multilevel Security Wireless Networks.
M. Alghamdi, Z. Zong, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin. To be submitted March 2007.
C11. CECA: An Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Parallel Heterogeneous Computing Environments.
Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, M. Alghamdi, K. Bellam, and X. Qin. Submitted, March 2007.
C10. Security-Aware Packet Scheduling in Real-Time Wireless Networks.
M. Alghamdi, Z. Zong, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin. Submitted Feb. 2007.
C9. Improving Security of Real-time Systems with Nonuniform Distribution of Checkpoints.
K. Bellam, X. Qin, Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, and M. Alghamdi. To be submitted March 2007.
C8. A Dynamic Voltage Scaling Algorithm for Parallel Applications on Clusters.
X.-J. Ruan, M. Nijim, X. Qin, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, and M. Alghamdi. Submitted March 2007.
C7. 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 Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C6. 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 (CCS2007), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2007.
C5. Integrating Fault Recovery and Quality of Security in Real-time Systems. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top ]
K. Bellam, Z. Zong, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Ubisafe Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C4. 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.
C3. 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 Symposium of the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 2006.
C2. 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 Conference (IPCCC), April 2006.
C1. PARM: A Power-Aware Message Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Wireless Networks. [ Abstract | PDF ]
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.
Kiranmai Bellam - Doctoral Student [Total: 15 | Journal Papers: 1 | Conference Papers: 14 | Back to Top]
J4. Variable Voltage Scheduling for Parallel Applications on DVS-Enabled Clusters
X.-J. Ruan, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, X. Qin. Submitted March 2007.
J3. Energy-Efficient Group-Based Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Heterogeneous Clusters
Z.-L. Zong, X. Qin, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, and K. Bellam. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J2. A Caching Strategy to Improve Security of Cluster Storage Systems.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J1. Integrating Security and Reliability in Real-time Embedded Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, X. Ruan, and X. Qin, Journal of Autonomic and Trusted Computing. Accepted March 2008.
C14. CECA: An Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Parallel Heterogeneous Computing Environments.
Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, M. Alghamdi, K. Bellam, and X. Qin. Submitted, March 2007.
C13. Security-Aware Packet Scheduling in Real-Time Wireless Networks.
M. Alghamdi, Z. Zong, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin. Submitted Feb. 2007.
C12. Security-Aware Cache Management for Cluster Storage Systems.
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.
C11. Energy Conservation for Real-Time Disk Systems with I/O Burstiness.
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.
C10. 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.
C9. 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.
C8. Improving Reliability and Energy Efficiency of Disk Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, and X. Qin, Proc. 46th ACM Southeast Conference, March 2008.
C7. 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.
C6. 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 Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
C5. 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.
C4. 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 Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C3. 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 International Symposium on Ubisafe Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C2. Reliability-Driven Scheduling of Periodic Tasks in Heterogeneous Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, W. Luo, and K. Bellam, Proc. the 4th IEEE International Symposium on Embedded Computing (SEC'07), Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C1. 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.
Matthew E. Briggs - B.S., 2007 [Back to Top]
C2. 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'07), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2007.
C1. 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), Long Beach, CA, March 2007.
Cong Liu - M.S., 2008 [Back to Top]
C2. Distributed Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Data-Intensive Applications with Deadline Constraints on Data Grids.
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.
C1. PASS: Power-Aware Scheduling of Mixed Applications with Deadline Constraints on Clusters.
C. Liu, X. Qin, and S. Li, , Proc. the 17th Int'l Conf. Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Aug. 2008.
Wei Luo - Ph.D., 2008 [Total: 7 | Journal Papers: 3 | Conference Papers: 4 | Back to Top]
J5. Improving Reliability of Periodic Real-Time Tasks in Heterogeneous Systems.
W. Luo and X. Qin. Submitted Oct. 2006.
J4. A Reliability-Driven Scheduling Algorithm for Periodic Real-Time Tasks in Heterogeneous Distributed Embedded Systems.
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P Pang, and X. Qin. Submitted Sept. 2006.1.
J3. A Real-Time Fault-Tolerant Scheduling Algorithm of Periodic Tasks Based on Heterogeneous Distributed Systems.
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang, G. Tu, Chinese Journal of Computer, no. 2, 2007.
J2. Real-Time Fault-Tolerant Scheduling Algorithm for Distributed Systems Based On Deferred Active Backup-copy.
Wei Luo, Fu-Min Yang, Li-Ping Pang, Jun Li, Journal of Computer Research and Development, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 521-528, 2007.
J1. Exploiting Redundancies to Enhance Schedulability in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems.
W. Luo, X. Qin, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang and A. A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics, Part A. Submitted May 2007; revised Dec. 2007; accepted July 2008.
C4. Fault-Tolerant Scheduling Based on Periodic Tasks for Heterogeneous Systems. [Abstract]
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang, and X. Qin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 4158), Autonomic and Trusted Computing, ISSN: 0302-9743, ISBN: 978-3-540-38619-3, Springer, 2006. (Proc. 3rd Int'l Conf. Autonomic and Trusted Computing, Sept. 2006.)
C3. Exploiting Redundancy to Enhance Schedulability in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems.
W. Luo, F.-M. Yang, L.-P Pang, and X. Qin. Submitted Nov. 2006.
C2. TERCOS: A Novel Approach to Exploiting Redundancies in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems.
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.
C1. Reliability-Driven Scheduling of Periodic Tasks in Heterogeneous Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
X. Qin, W. Luo, and K. Bellam, Proc. the 4th IEEE International Symposium on Embedded Computing (SEC'07), Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
Adam Manzanares - Doctoral Student, B.S., 2006 [Total: 13 | Journal Papers: 4 | Conference Papers: 9 | Back to Top]
J5. Enhanced Energy-Aware Duplication Strategies for Homogeneous Clusters.
Z.-L. Zong, A. Manzanares, K. Bellam, X.-J. Ruan, and X. Qin. Submitted March 2007.
J4. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Storage Systems with I/O Burstiness.
A. Manzanares, A. Roth, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, X. Qin, ACM Transactions in Embedded Computing Systems, revised July 2008.
J3. Exploiting Redundancies to Enhance Schedulability in Fault-Tolerant and Real-Time Distributed Systems.
W. Luo, X. Qin, F.-M. Yang, L.-P. Pang and A. A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics, Part A. Submitted May 2007; revised Dec. 2007; accepted July 2008.
J2. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, K. Bellam, and A. A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Feb. 2007; revised Sept. 2007; accepted Oct. 2007.
J1. Integrating Security and Reliability in Real-time Embedded Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, X. Ruan, and X. Qin, Journal of Autonomic and Trusted Computing. Accepted March 2008.
C9. Distributed Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Data-Intensive Applications with Deadline Constraints on Data Grids.
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.
C8. 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.
C7. 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.
C6. Energy Conservation for Real-Time Disk Systems with I/O Burstiness.
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.
C5. 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.
C4. 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.
C3. Improving Reliability and Energy Efficiency of Disk Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, and X. Qin, Proc. 46th ACM Southeast Conference, March 2008.
C2. 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.
C1. 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. IEEE 8th International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'06), Sept. 2006.
Mais Nijim - Ph.D., 2007 [Total: 27 | Journal Papers: 12 | Conference Papers: 15 | Back to Top]
Dissertation: Adaptive Quality of Security Control in Storage Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
J12. 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.
J11. 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.
J10. Energy-Efficient Group-Based Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Heterogeneous Clusters
Z.-L. Zong, X. Qin, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, and K. Bellam. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J9. Variable Voltage Scheduling for Parallel Applications on DVS-Enabled Clusters
X. Qin, X.-J. Ruan, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, and K. Bellam. Submitted March 2007.
J8. A Caching Strategy to Improve Security of Cluster Storage Systems.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J7. Improving Fault Tolerance and Security in Real-time Embedded Systems.
K. Bellam, X. Qin, and M. Nijim. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J6. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, M. Alghamdi, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J5. Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Mobile Clusters.
Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications. Submitted May 2006; revised Jan. 2007; accepted March 2007.
J4. Quality of Security Adaptation in Parallel Disk Systems.
X.Qin and M.Nijim, ACM Transactions on Storage. Submitted Oct. 2006.
J3. Energy Management for Real-Time Embedded Storage Systems.
A. Roth, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems. Submitted Feb. 2006.
J2. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Wireless Networks via Message Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and Z.-L. Zong, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Jan. 2006; revised Aug. 2006.
J1. 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.
C15. 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.
C14. Security-Aware Cache Management for Cluster Storage Systems.
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.
C13. Energy Conservation for Real-Time Disk Systems with I/O Burstiness.
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.
C12. 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.
C11. 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 Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
C10. 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 Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C9. Integrating Fault Recovery and Quality of Security in Real-time Systems. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top ]
K. Bellam, Z. Zong, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Ubisafe Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C8. 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.
C7. 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 Symposium of the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 2006.
C6. Adaptive Quality of Security Control in Networked Parallel Disk Systems. [ Abstract | PDF]
M. Nijim, X. Qin, and T. Xie, Proc. 15th Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 2006.
C5. 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.
C4. An Adaptive Strategy for Secure Distributed Disk Systems.
M. Nijim, T. Xie, Z.-L. Zong, and X. Qin, NASA/IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, Work-in-Progress Session, May 2006.
C3. 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.
C2. 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 Conference (IPCCC), April 2006.
C1. 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.
Nicholas W. O'Connor - M.S. Student [Back to Top]
C2. 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 (CCS2007), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2007.
C1. An Energy-Efficient Framework for Large-Scale Parallel Storage Systems. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top ]
Z.-L.Zong, M.E. Briggs, N.W. O'Connor, and X. Qin, Proc. 21st Int'l Parallel and Distributed Processing Symp. (IPDPS), Long Beach, CA, March 2007.
Adam Roth - M.S., 2005 [Total: 3 | Journal Papers: 2 | Conference Papers: 1 | Back to Top]
J1. Energy Management for Real-Time Embedded Storage Systems.
A. Roth, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems. Submitted Feb. 2007.
C2. Power Management Policies for Real-Time Disk Systems.
A. Roth and X. Qin, Submitted.
C1. Energy Conservation for Real-Time Disk Systems with I/O Burstiness.
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.
Xiaojun Ruan - Doctoral Student [Total: 10 | Journal Papers: 3 | Conference Papers: 7 | Back to Top]
J6. Variable Voltage Scheduling for Parallel Applications on DVS-Enabled Clusters
X.-J. Ruan, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, X. Qin. Submitted March 2008.
J5. Energy-Efficient Group-Based Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Heterogeneous Clusters
Z.-L. Zong, X. Qin, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, and K. Bellam. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J4. A Caching Strategy to Improve Security of Cluster Storage Systems.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J3. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Storage Systems with I/O Burstiness.
A. Manzanares, A. Roth, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, X. Qin, ACM Transactions in Embedded Computing Systems, revised July 2008.
J2. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, K. Bellam, and A. A. Manzanares, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Feb. 2007; revised Sept. 2007; accepted Oct. 2007.
J1. Integrating Security and Reliability in Real-time Embedded Systems.
K. Bellam, A. Manzanares, X. Ruan, and X. Qin, Journal of Autonomic and Trusted Computing. Accepted March 2008.
C7. CECA: An Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Parallel Heterogeneous Computing Environments.
Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, M. Alghamdi, K. Bellam, and X. Qin. Submitted, March 2007.
C6. Security-Aware Cache Management for Cluster Storage Systems.
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.
C5. 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.
C4. 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.
C3. 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 Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C2. 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.
C1. 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 Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
Brian Stinar - B.S., 2006 [Back to Top]
C1. 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. IEEE 8th International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'06), Sept. 2006.
Raghava K. Vudata - M.S., 2007 [Back to Top]
C1. Interplay of Security and Reliability using Non-Uniform Checkpoints.
K. Bellam, R. K. Vudata, X. Qin, Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, and X.-J. Ruan, Proc. 16th Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
Tao Xie - Ph.D., 2006 [Total: 33 | Journal Papers: 15 | Book Chapters: 2 | Conference Papers: 16 | Back to Top]
Dissertation: Security-Aware Scheduling for Real-Time Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
J15. Security-Aware Resource Allocation for Real-Time Parallel Jobs on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Clusters.
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Submitted Dec. 2006; revised April 2007 and Aug. 2007; accepted Sept. 2007.
J14. An Energy-Delay Tunable Task Allocation Strategy for Collaborative Applications in Networked Embedded Systems. [Abstract | PDF]
J13. Energy Management for Real-Time Embedded Storage Systems.
A. Roth, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems. Submitted Feb. 2006.
J12. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Wireless Networks via Message Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and Z.-L. Zong, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Jan. 2006; revised Aug. 2006.
J11. 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.
J10. 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.
J9. 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.
J8. 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.
J7. 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.
J6. Improving Security for Periodic Tasks in Embedded Systems through Scheduling. [In press]
T. Xie and X. Qin, ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007.
J5. Scheduling Security-Critical Real-Time Applications on Clusters. [ Abstract | PDF ]
T. Xie and X. Qin, IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 55, no. 7, pp.864-879, July 2006.
J4. 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.
J3. Dynamic Task Scheduling with Security Awareness in Real-Time Systems. [ Abstract | PDF ]
T. Xie, X. Qin, A. H. Sung, M. Lin, and L. Yang, International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, vol. 4, no. 3/4, 2006.
J2. 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.
J1. 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.
B2. 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, ISBN: 978-3-540-68039-0, Springer-Verlag, Dec. 2006. Editors: Y. Roberts, M. Parashar, R. Badrinath, and V.K. Prasanna. (Proc. 13th Annual IEEE Int'l Conference on High Performance Computing (HiPC), Dec. 2006.)
B1. Enhancing Security of Real-Time Applications on Grids through Dynamic Scheduling. [ Abstract | PDF ]
T. Xie and X. Qin, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 3834), ISSN: 0302-9743, ISBN: 3-540-31024-X, Springer, August 2005, pp. 219-237, Editors: D. Feitelson, E. Frachtenberg, L. Rudolph, and U. Schwiegelshohn. (Proc. the 11th Workshop on Job Scheduling Strategies for Parallel Processing (JSSPP), pp.146-158, Cambridge, MA, June 2005)
C16. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Storage Systems with I/O Burstiness.
A. Roth, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and X. Qin. Submitted March 2007.
C15. Adaptive Quality of Security Control in Networked Parallel Disk Systems. [ Abstract | PDF ]
M. Nijim, X. Qin, and T. Xie, Proc. 15th Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 2006.
C14. 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.
C13. 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.
C12. An Adaptive Strategy for Secure Distributed Disk Systems.
M. Nijim, T. Xie, Z.-L. Zong, and X. Qin, NASA/IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, Work-in-Progress Session, May 2006.
C11. 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.
C10. 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.
C9. 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 Conference (IPCCC), April 2006.
C8. 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.
C7. PARM: A Power-Aware Message Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Wireless Networks. [ Abstract | PDF ]
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.
C6. 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.
C5. 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.
C4. 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.
C3. 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.
C2. 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 IEEE Int’l Workshop Parallel and Distributed Scientific and Engineering Computing, April 2005.
C1. 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.
Shu Yin - Doctoral Student [Back to Top]
J1. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Storage Systems with I/O Burstiness.
A. Manzanares, A. Roth, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, S. Yin, X. Qin, ACM Transactions in Embedded Computing Systems, revised July 2008.
Ziliang Zong - Ph.D., 2008 [Total: 22 | Journal Papers: 7 | Conference Papers: 15 | Back to Top]
Dissertation: Energy-Efficient Resource Management for High-Performance Computing Platforms [Abstract | PDF]
J7. Energy-Efficient Group-Based Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Heterogeneous Clusters.
Z.-L. Zong, X. Qin, M. Nijim, X.-J. Ruan, and K. Bellam. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J6. A Caching Strategy to Improve Security of Cluster Storage Systems.
X. Qin, M. Nijim, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J5. Improving Security of Real-Time Wireless Networks Through Packet Scheduling
X. Qin, M. Nijim, M. Alghamdi, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam and X.-J. Ruan. Submitted Feb. 2007.
J4. Variable Voltage Scheduling for Parallel Applications on DVS-Enabled Clusters
X.-J. Ruan, Z.-L. Zong, K. Bellam, X. Qin, Submitted March 2007.
J3. Energy-Efficient Scheduling for Parallel Applications on Mobile Clusters.
Z.-L. Zong, M. Nijim, and X. Qin, Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications. Submitted May 2006; revised Jan. 2007; accepted March 2007.
J2. 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.
J1. Conserving Energy in Real-Time Wireless Networks via Message Scheduling.
X. Qin, M. Alghamdi, T. Xie, M. Nijim, and Z.-L. Zong, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Submitted Jan. 2006; revised Aug. 2006.
C15. CECA: An Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Parallel Heterogeneous Computing Environments.
Z.-L. Zong, X.-J. Ruan, M. Alghamdi, K. Bellam, and X. Qin. Submitted, March 2007.
C14. Security-Aware Cache Management for Cluster Storage Systems.
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.
C13. 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.
C12. 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 Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Sept. 2007.
C11. 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 Int'l Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2007.
C10. 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.
C9. 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 (CCS2007), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2007.
C8. 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 International Symposium on Ubisafe Computing, Ontario, Canada, May 2007.
C7. 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), Long Beach, CA, March 2007.
C6. Scheduling of Periodic Packets in Energy-Aware Wireless Networks. [Abstract | PDF | Back to Top]
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.
C5. 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 Symposium of the Los Alamos Computer Science Institute, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 2006.
C4. 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. IEEE 8th International Conference on Cluster Computing (Cluster'06), Sept. 2006.
C3. An Adaptive Strategy for Secure Distributed Disk Systems.
M. Nijim, T. Xie, Z.-L. Zong, and X. Qin, NASA/IEEE Conference on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, WIP Session, May 2006.
C2. Elevator Group Control Algorithm Based On Residual Gradient and Q-Learning
Z.-L Zong , X.-G. Wang, and Z. Tang, Proc. SICE Annual Conference in Sapporo, 2004.
C1. Modified Error Function with Added Terms for the Backpropagation Algorithm
W.-X Bi, X.-G. Wang, Z.-L. Zong, and Z. Tang, Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Neural Networks, 2004.
Updated on 08/13/2008