Componentising a scientific application for the grid

The Invention of Electronic Digital Computing - Plenary Panel Summary
Atanasoff, John V., Bell, Gordon, Boyanov, Kiril L., Call, Charles G., Chang, Carl K., Conte, Thomas, Getov, Vladimir, Gustafson, John L., Kasahara, Hironori, Milojicic, Dejan and Williams, Michael R. 2023. The Invention of Electronic Digital Computing - Plenary Panel Summary. 2023 IEEE John Vincent Atanasoff International Symposium on Modern Computing (JVA). Chicago, IL, USA 05 - 06 Jul 2023 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/jva60410.2023.00011

Layered-MAC: An Energy-Protected and Efficient Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Udoh, E. and Getov, Vladimir 2021. Layered-MAC: An Energy-Protected and Efficient Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. Tang, D., Zhong, J. and Zhou, D. (ed.) EAI MobileWare 2021. Online 22 - 24 Oct 2021 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98671-1_4

Insights Into the Origins of the IEEE Computer Society and the Invention of Electronic Digital Computing
Getov, Vladimir 2021. Insights Into the Origins of the IEEE Computer Society and the Invention of Electronic Digital Computing. IEEE Computer. 54 (8), pp. 13-18. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2021.3084067

Performance and Energy-Tuning Methodology for Wireless Sensor Networks Using TunableMAC
Udoh, E. and Getov, Vladimir 2020. Performance and Energy-Tuning Methodology for Wireless Sensor Networks Using TunableMAC. IEEE Int. Conference on Communications, Computing, Cybersecurity, and Informatics, CCCI 2020. Virtual - online 03 - 05 Nov 2020 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/CCCI49893.2020.9256744

Application Performance of Physical System Simulations
Getov, Vladimir, Kogge, Peter M. and Conte, Thomas M. 2020. Application Performance of Physical System Simulations. in: Foster, I., Joubert, G.R., Kucera, L., Nagel, W.E. and Peters, F.J. (ed.) Parallel Computing: Technology Trends IOS Press. pp. 251-260

Decentralised Workload Scheduler for Resource Allocation in Computational Clusters
Sliwko, L. and Getov, Vladimir 2018. Decentralised Workload Scheduler for Resource Allocation in Computational Clusters. London University of Westminster.

The 30th Anniversary of the Supercomputing Conference: Bringing the Future Closer - Supercomputing History and the Immortality of Now
Dongarra, J., Getov, Vladimir and Walsh, K. 2018. The 30th Anniversary of the Supercomputing Conference: Bringing the Future Closer - Supercomputing History and the Immortality of Now. IEEE Computer. 51 (10), pp. 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2018.3971352

Proactive Energy-Efficiency: Evaluation of Duty-Cycled MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks
Udoh, E. and Getov, Vladimir 2018. Proactive Energy-Efficiency: Evaluation of Duty-Cycled MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks. CITS 2018: The 2018 International Conference on Computer, Information and Telecommunication Systems. Colmar, France 11 - 13 Jul 2018 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/CITS.2018.8440194

Performance Analysis of Denial-of-Sleep Attack-Prone MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks
Udoh, E. and Getov, Vladimir 2018. Performance Analysis of Denial-of-Sleep Attack-Prone MAC Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks. UKSim: AMSS 20th International Conference on Modelling & Simulation. Cambridge, UK 27 - 29 Mar 2018 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/UKSim.2018.00038

Transfer Cost of Virtual Machine Live Migration in Cloud Systems
Sliwko, L. and Getov, Vladimir 2017. Transfer Cost of Virtual Machine Live Migration in Cloud Systems. London

Application-Specific Energy Modeling of Multi-Core Processors
Getov, Vladimir, Macduff, M., Kerbyson, D.J. and Hoisie, A. 2017. Application-Specific Energy Modeling of Multi-Core Processors. in: Fox, G., Getov, V., Grandinetti, L., Joubert, G.R. and Sterling, T. (ed.) New Frontiers in High Performance Computing and Big Data IOS Press. pp. 35-54

New Frontiers in Energy-Efficient Computing
Getov, Vladimir, Hoisie, Adolfy and Bose, Pradip 2016. New Frontiers in Energy-Efficient Computing. IEEE Computer. 49 (10), pp. 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2016.315

Sensor Intelligence for Tackling Energy-Drain Attacks on Wireless Sensor Networks
Udoh, E., Getov, Vladimir and Bolotov, A. 2016. Sensor Intelligence for Tackling Energy-Drain Attacks on Wireless Sensor Networks. The 23rd Workshop on Automated Reasoning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice. University of Liverpool 19 - 20 May 2016 Automated Reasoning Workshop.

AGOCS – Accurate Google Cloud Simulator Framework
Sliwko, L. and Getov, Vladimir 2016. AGOCS – Accurate Google Cloud Simulator Framework. 16th IEEE International Conference on Scalable Computing and Communications. Toulouse, France 18 - 21 Jul 2016 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/UIC-ATC-ScalCom-CBDCom-IoP-SmartWorld.2016.0095

Context-aware Approach for Determining the Threshold Price in Name-Your-Own-Price Channels
Nimalasena, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2016. Context-aware Approach for Determining the Threshold Price in Name-Your-Own-Price Channels. in: Context-Aware Systems and Applications Springer. pp. 83-93

A Meta-Heuristic Load Balancer for Cloud Computing Systems
Sliwko, L. and Getov, Vladimir 2015. A Meta-Heuristic Load Balancer for Cloud Computing Systems. 2015 IEEE 39th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC). Taichung, Taiwan 01 Jul 2015 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2015.223

Towards an Application-Specific Thermal Energy Model of Current Processors
Getov, Vladimir, Kerbyson, D.J., Macduff, M. and Hoisie, A. 2015. Towards an Application-Specific Thermal Energy Model of Current Processors. E2SC2015. Austin, TX, USA 15 Nov 2015 ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2834800.2834805

Workload Schedulers - Genesis, Algorithms and Comparisons
Sliwko, L. and Getov, Vladimir 2015. Workload Schedulers - Genesis, Algorithms and Comparisons. International Journal of Computer Science and Software Engineering. 4 (6), pp. 141-155.

Scientific Grand Challenges: Toward Exascale Supercomputing and Beyond
Getov, Vladimir 2015. Scientific Grand Challenges: Toward Exascale Supercomputing and Beyond. IEEE Computer. 48 (11), pp. 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2015.341

Distributed Agent-Based Load Balancer for Cloud Computing
Sliwko, L., Getov, Vladimir and Bolotov, A. 2015. Distributed Agent-Based Load Balancer for Cloud Computing. The 22nd Workshop on Automated Reasoning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice. University of Birmingham 09 Apr 2015 Automated Reasoning Workshop.

Context-Aware Framework for Performance Tuning via Multi-action Evaluation
Nimalasena, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2015. Context-Aware Framework for Performance Tuning via Multi-action Evaluation. in: 2015 IEEE 39th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC) Taichung, Taiwan IEEE . pp. 318 - 323

Performance Tuning of Database Systems Using a Context-aware Approach
Nimalasena, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2014. Performance Tuning of Database Systems Using a Context-aware Approach. in: Proc. 9th International Conference on Computer Engineering & Systems (ICCES) Cairo IEEE . pp. 98 - 103

A few notes on Amdahl’s law
Getov, Vladimir 2013. A few notes on Amdahl’s law. Computer. 46 (12), p. 45.

Computing laws: origins, standing, and impact
Getov, Vladimir 2013. Computing laws: origins, standing, and impact. Computer. 46 (12), pp. 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2013.421

System evolution for unknown context through multi-action evaluation
Nimalasena, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2013. System evolution for unknown context through multi-action evaluation. in: Proceedings of 2013 IEEE 37th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference Workshops (COMPSACW) IEEE . pp. 271-276

Topic 2: performance prediction and evaluation
Hoisie, A., Gerndt, M., Benedict, S., Fahringer, T., Getov, Vladimir and Pakin, S. 2013. Topic 2: performance prediction and evaluation. in: Wolf, F., Mohr, B. and an Mey, D. (ed.) Proceedings of EuroPar 2013 Parallel Processing: 19th International Conference, Aachen, Germany, August 26-30, 2013 Springer.

Cloud adoption issues: interoperability and security
Getov, Vladimir 2013. Cloud adoption issues: interoperability and security. in: Catlett, C., Gentzsch, W., Grandinetti, L., Joubert, G.R. and Vazquez-Poletti, J.L. (ed.) Clouds, big data and data-intensive computing IOS Press.

Smart computational grids: infrastructure for tackling global integration challenges
Getov, Vladimir 2012. Smart computational grids: infrastructure for tackling global integration challenges. Electronic Specifier.

Computing in Asia: a sampling of recent success stories
Chang, C.K., Getov, Vladimir and Sung, K. 2012. Computing in Asia: a sampling of recent success stories. Computer. 45 (6), pp. 23-25. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2012.203

Hybrid cloud adoption issues are a case in point for the need for industry regulation of cloud computing
Getov, Vladimir 2012. Hybrid cloud adoption issues are a case in point for the need for industry regulation of cloud computing. Business Computing World.

Process-driven biometric identification by means of autonomic grid components
Weigold, T., Aldinucci, M., Danelutto, M. and Getov, Vladimir 2012. Process-driven biometric identification by means of autonomic grid components. International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems. 5 (3), pp. 274-291. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAACS.2012.047659

Security as a service in smart clouds: opportunities and concerns
Getov, Vladimir 2012. Security as a service in smart clouds: opportunities and concerns. IEEE COMPSAC 2012. Izmir, Turkey 16th - 20th July 2012 pp. 373-379 https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2012.112

Plenary panel description: challenges towards the global adoption of cloud computing
Getov, Vladimir 2012. Plenary panel description: challenges towards the global adoption of cloud computing. IEEE COMPSAC 2012. Izmir, Turkey 16th - 20th July 2012 pp. 372 https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC.2012.111

Characterizing application-architecture co-design by suitability functions
Getov, Vladimir 2012. Characterizing application-architecture co-design by suitability functions. in: Bode, A., Hoisie, A., Kranzlmüller, D. and Nagel, W.E. (ed.) Co-design of systems and applications for exascale Dagstuhl Reports.

WMIN-MOBILE: a mobile learning platform for information and service provision
Economou, D., Keable-Crouch, A., Bouki, V., Basukoski, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2012. WMIN-MOBILE: a mobile learning platform for information and service provision. in: Venkatasubramanian, N., Getov, Vladimir and Steglich, S. (ed.) Mobile wireless middleware, operating systems and applications: 4th international ICST conference, Mobilware 2011. London, UK, June 2011. Revised selected papers. Springer.

CoreGRID/ERCIM workshop on grids, clouds and P2P computing: CGWS2011
Danelutto, M., Desprez, F., Getov, Vladimir and Ziegler, W. 2012. CoreGRID/ERCIM workshop on grids, clouds and P2P computing: CGWS2011. in: Alexander, M., D'Ambra, P., Belloum, A., Bosilca, G., Cannataro, M., Danelutto, M., Di Martino, B., Gerndt, M., Jeannot, E., Namyst, R., Roman, J., Scott, S.L., Larsson Traff, J., Vallee, G. and Weidendorfer, J. (ed.) EuroPar 2011 Workshops Springer.

Codesign for systems and applications: charting the path to exascale computing
Getov, Vladimir, Hoisie, A. and Wasserman, H. 2011. Codesign for systems and applications: charting the path to exascale computing. Computer. 44 (11), pp. 19-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2011.334

Navigating the cloud computing landscape: technologies, services, and adopters
Srinivasan, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2011. Navigating the cloud computing landscape: technologies, services, and adopters. Computer. 44 (3), pp. 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2011.91

From invisible grids to smart cloud computing
Getov, Vladimir and Srinivasan, S. 2011. From invisible grids to smart cloud computing. in: Guarracino, M.R., Vivien, F., Traff, J.L., Cannatoro, M., Danelutto, M., Hast, A., Perla, F., Knupfer, A., Di Martino, B. and Alexander, M. (ed.) Euro-Par 2010 Parallel Processing Workshops Springer.

Component-oriented approaches for software development in the extreme-scale computing era
Getov, Vladimir 2011. Component-oriented approaches for software development in the extreme-scale computing era. in: Foster, I., Gentzsch, W., Grandinetti, L. and Joubert, G.R. (ed.) High performance computing: from grids and clouds to exascale IOS Press.

Software development productivity: challenges and future trends
Getov, Vladimir 2010. Software development productivity: challenges and future trends. in: 2010 IEEE 34th Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC) IEEE . pp. 2-7

Safety and liveness of component-oriented protocols: a feasibility study
Paurobally, S., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2010. Safety and liveness of component-oriented protocols: a feasibility study. in: Bolotov, A. (ed.) Proceedings of the automated reasoning workshop 2010: bridging the gap between theory and practice. ARW 2010 University of Westminster.

Extreme-scale computing–where 'just more of the same' does not work
Hoisie, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2009. Extreme-scale computing–where 'just more of the same' does not work. Computer. 42 (11), pp. 24-26. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2009.354

GCM: a grid extension to Fractal for autonomous distributed components
Baude, F., Caromel, D., Dalmasso, C., Danelutto, M., Getov, Vladimir, Henrio, L. and Pérez, C. 2009. GCM: a grid extension to Fractal for autonomous distributed components. Annals of Telecommunications. 64 (1-2), pp. 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-008-0068-8

Integrating autonomic grid components and process-driven business applications
Weigold, T., Aldinucci, M., Danelutto, M. and Getov, Vladimir 2009. Integrating autonomic grid components and process-driven business applications. in: Vasilakos, A.V., Beraldi, R., Friedman, R. and Mamei, M. (ed.) Autonomic computing and communications systems: third international ICST conference, autonomics 2009, Limassol, Cyprus, September 9-11, 2009, revised selected papers Berlin / Heidelberg Springer.

Temporal specification and deductive verification of a distributed component model and its environment
Basso, A., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2009. Temporal specification and deductive verification of a distributed component model and its environment. in: Proceedings of the Third IEEE International Conference on Secure Software Integration and Reliability Improvement, 2009 (SSIRI 2009) IEEE . pp. 379-386

State-based behavior specification for GCM systems
Basso, A., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2009. State-based behavior specification for GCM systems. in: Hustadt, U. (ed.) Proceedings of the utomated Reasoning Workshop 2009: bridging the gap between theory and practice (ARW 2009), 21st - 22nd April 2009, , Liverpool, United Kingdon University of Liverpool Department of Computer Science.

Special roundtable discussion: 70 years electronic digital computing that changed the world
Atanasoff, J.V., Bell, G., Call, C., Chang, C.K., Geselowitz, M., Getov, Vladimir, Gowen, R.J., Gustafson, J. and Williams, M. 2009. Special roundtable discussion: 70 years electronic digital computing that changed the world. in: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference IEEE . pp. lvi-lvii

e-Science: the added value for modern discovery
Getov, Vladimir 2008. e-Science: the added value for modern discovery. Computer. 41 (11), pp. 30-31. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2008.460

Dynamic reconfiguration of GCM components
Basso, A., Bolotov, A., Getov, Vladimir and Henrio, L. 2008. Dynamic reconfiguration of GCM components. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0173

HLA component based environment for distributed multiscale simulations
Rycerz, K., Bubak, M., Sloot, P.M.A. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. HLA component based environment for distributed multiscale simulations. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0137

Dynamic service-based integration of mobile clusters in grids
Isaiadis, S., Getov, Vladimir, Kelley, I. and Taylor, I. 2008. Dynamic service-based integration of mobile clusters in grids. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0094

Advanced Grid programming with components: a biometric identification case study
Weigold, T., Buhler, P., Thiyagalingam, J., Basukoski, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Advanced Grid programming with components: a biometric identification case study. in: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual IEEE International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 28 July - 1 August 2008, Turku, Finland: COMPSAC 2008 Los Alamitos, USA IEEE . pp. 401-408

Domain-specific metadata for model validation and performance optimisation
Thiyagalingam, J., Getov, Vladimir, Penagiotidi, S., Beckmann, O. and Darlington, J. 2008. Domain-specific metadata for model validation and performance optimisation. in: Gorlatch, S., Bubak, M. and Priol, T. (ed.) Achievements in European Research on Grid Systems: Proceedings of the CoreGRID Integration Workshop 2006, October 19-20, Krakow, Poland Berlin, Germany Springer. pp. 165-177

A component-based integrated toolkit
Tejedor, E., Badia, R.M., Kielmann, T. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. A component-based integrated toolkit. in: Danelutto, M., Fragopoulou, P. and Getov, Vladimir (ed.) Making grids work: Proceedings of the CoreGRID Workshop on Programming Models Grid and P2P System Architecture Grid Systems, Tools and Environments 12-13 June 2007, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Springer. pp. 139-151

Transaction-oriented simulation in ad hoc grids: design and experience
Krafft, G. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Transaction-oriented simulation in ad hoc grids: design and experience. in: Smari, W.W. (ed.) Proceedings of the 2008 High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS 2008), 3 - 6 June 2008, Nicosia, Cyprus European Council for Modelling and Simulation. pp. 38-44

Dynamic service-based integration Of mobile clusters in Grids
Isaiadis, S., Getov, Vladimir, Kelley, I. and Taylor, I. 2008. Dynamic service-based integration Of mobile clusters in Grids. in: Gorlatch, S., Fragopoulou, P. and Priol, T. (ed.) Grid computing: achievements and prospects Springer.

Evaluation of dynamic clustering architecture for utilising mobile resources
Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Evaluation of dynamic clustering architecture for utilising mobile resources. in: Burkhart, H. (ed.) Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks, February 12 – 14, 2008, Innsbruck, Austria (PDCN 2008) Acta Press. pp. 117-125

Integrated framework for development and execution of component-based Grid applications
Getov, Vladimir 2008. Integrated framework for development and execution of component-based Grid applications. in: IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing, 2008. IPDPS 2008 IEEE .

Design and implementation of a hybrid P2P-based Grid resource discovery system
Basukoski, A., Getov, Vladimir, Thiyagalingam, J. and Isaiadis, S. 2008. Design and implementation of a hybrid P2P-based Grid resource discovery system. in: Danelutto, M., Fragopoulou, P. and Getov, Vladimir (ed.) Making grids work: Proceedings of the CoreGRID Workshop on Programming Models Grid and P2P System Architecture Grid Systems, Tools and Environments 12-13 June 2007, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Springer.

Methodology for component-based development of grid applications
Basukoski, A., Buhler, P., Getov, Vladimir, Isaiadis, S. and Weigold, T. 2008. Methodology for component-based development of grid applications. in: Compframe/Hpc-Geco Workshop: Proceedings of the 2008 compFrame/HPC-GECO workshop on Component based high performance New York, NY, USA ACM.

Behavioural model of component-based Grid environments
Basso, A., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Behavioural model of component-based Grid environments. in: Priol, T. and Vanneschi, M. (ed.) From grids to service and pervasive computing Springer. pp. 19-30

Automata-based formal specification of stateful systems
Basso, A., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Automata-based formal specification of stateful systems. in: Dennis, L.A. and Sorge, V. (ed.) Proceedings of the automated reasoning workshop 2008 University of Birmingham. pp. 6-7

Automata based formal specification of stateful systems
Basso, A., Bolotov, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2008. Automata based formal specification of stateful systems. in: Proceedings of the 15th workshop on automated reasoning: bridging the gap between theory and practice: CICM 2008, Conferences on Intelligent Computer Mathematics, University of Birmingham, UK Birmingham School of Computer Science.

Proceedings of the CoreGRID Workshop on Grid Systems, Tools and Environments, 1st December 2006, Sophia-Antipolis, France
Badia, R.M., Baude, F., Getov, Vladimir, Kielmann, T. and Taylor, I. 2007. Proceedings of the CoreGRID Workshop on Grid Systems, Tools and Environments, 1st December 2006, Sophia-Antipolis, France. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0103

Problem solving environment for distributed interactive applications
Rycerz, K., Bubak, M., Sloot, P.M.A. and Getov, Vladimir 2007. Problem solving environment for distributed interactive applications. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0107

Domain-specific metadata for model validation and performance optimisation
Thiyagalingam, J., Getov, Vladimir, Panagiotidi, S., Beckmann, O. and Darlington, J. 2007. Domain-specific metadata for model validation and performance optimisation. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0068

Design support for componentising and grid-enabling scientific applications
Parlavantzas, N., Getov, Vladimir, Morel, M., Baude, F. and Caromel, D. 2007. Design support for componentising and grid-enabling scientific applications. in: Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Component and framework technology in high-performance and scientific computing New York, NY, USA ACM. pp. 31-38

Letters to the editor
Getov, Vladimir 2007. Letters to the editor. Solid-State Circuits Newsletter. 12 (4), p. 2. https://doi.org/10.1109/N-SSC.2007.4785647

Corrections
Getov, Vladimir 2007. Corrections. Solid-State Circuits Newsletter. 12 (4), p. 2. https://doi.org/10.1109/N-SSC.2007.4785648

Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Component and framework technology in high-performance and scientific computing
Bernholdt, D. and Getov, Vladimir 2007. Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Component and framework technology in high-performance and scientific computing. New York, NY, USA ACM.

Specification and verification of reconfiguration protocols in grid component systems
Basso, A., Bolotov, A., Basukoski, A., Getov, Vladimir, Henrio, L. and Urbanski, M. 2006. Specification and verification of reconfiguration protocols in grid component systems. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0042

Mapping "heavy" scientific applications on a lightweight grid infrastructure
Kirchev, L., Blyantov, M., Georgiev, V., Boyanov, K., Taylor, I., Harrison, A., Isaiadis, S., Getov, Vladimir and Currle-Linde, N. 2006. Mapping "heavy" scientific applications on a lightweight grid infrastructure. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0024

Security models for lightweight grid architectures
Kirchev, L., Blyantov, M., Georgiev, V., Boyanov, K., Malawski, M., Bubak, M., Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2006. Security models for lightweight grid architectures. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0023

Lightweight grid platform: design methodology
Badia, R.M., Beckmann, O., Bubak, M., Caromel, D., Getov, Vladimir, Henrio, L., Isaiadis, S., Lazarov, V., Malawski, M., Panagiotidi, S., Parlavantzas, N. and Thiyagalingam, J. 2006. Lightweight grid platform: design methodology. CoreGRID. https://doi.org/CoreGRIDTechnicalReportNumberTR-0020

Specification and Verification of Reconfiguration Protocols in Grid Component Systems
Bolotov, A., Getov, Vladimir, Basso, A. and Basukoski, A. 2006. Specification and Verification of Reconfiguration Protocols in Grid Component Systems. Proceedings of the Workshop on Automated Reasoning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice. London 30 - 31 Mar 2010 University of Bristol Technical Report.

A metadata extracting tool for software components in grid applications
Thiyagalingam, J. and Getov, Vladimir 2006. A metadata extracting tool for software components in grid applications. in: IEEE John Vincent Atanasoff 2006 International Symposium on Modern Computing (JVA'06) Los Alamitos, USA IEEE . pp. 189-196

Dependability in hybrid grid systems: a virtual clusters approach
Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2006. Dependability in hybrid grid systems: a virtual clusters approach. in: JVA '06. IEEE John Vincent Atanasoff 2006 International Symposium on Modern Computing, 2006. Los Alamitos, USA IEEE . pp. 52-57

Specification and verification of reconfiguration protocols in grid component systems
Basso, A., Bolotov, A., Basukoski, A., Getov, Vladimir, Henrio, L. and Urbanski, M. 2006. Specification and verification of reconfiguration protocols in grid component systems. in: Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS-2006) Los Alamitos, USA IEEE . pp. 450-455

Towards building a generic grid services platform: a components-oriented approach
Thiyagalingam, J., Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2005. Towards building a generic grid services platform: a components-oriented approach. in: Getov, Vladimir and Kielmann, T. (ed.) Component models and systems for grid applications: proceedings of the Workshop on Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications held June 26, 2004 in Saint Malo, France New York, USA Springer. pp. 39-56

An architecture for a portable grid-enabled engine
Long, B. and Getov, Vladimir 2005. An architecture for a portable grid-enabled engine. in: Getov, Vladimir and Kielmann, T. (ed.) Component models and systems for grid applications: proceedings of the Workshop on Component Models and Systems for Grid Applications held June 26, 2004 in Saint Malo, France New York, USA Springer. pp. 125-141

A lightweight platform for integration of mobile devices into pervasive grids
Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2005. A lightweight platform for integration of mobile devices into pervasive grids. in: Yang, L.T., Rana, O.F., Di Martino, B. and Dongarra, J. (ed.) High Performance Computing and Communcations: First International Conference, HPCC 2005, Sorrento, Italy, September 21-23, 2005. Proceedings Berlin, Germany Springer.

Integrating mobile devices into the grid: design considerations and evaluation
Isaiadis, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2005. Integrating mobile devices into the grid: design considerations and evaluation. in: Cunha, J.C. and Medeiros, P.D. (ed.) 11th International Euro-Par Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30 - September 2, 2005: proceedings Berlin, Germany Springer.

A theory of distributed objects: asynchrony, mobility, groups, components
Caromel, D. and Ludovic, H. 2005. A theory of distributed objects: asynchrony, mobility, groups, components. Berlin, Germany Springer.

A hybrid message logging-CIC protocol for constrained checkpointability
Baude, F., Caromel, D., Delbe, C. and Henrio, L. 2005. A hybrid message logging-CIC protocol for constrained checkpointability. in: Cunha, J.C. and Medeiros, P.D. (ed.) Euro-Par 2005 parallel processing: 11th international Euro-Par conference, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30 - September 2, 2005: proceedings Berlin, Germany Springer.

Applying the reflective middleware approach in Grid computing
Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Parlavantzas, N., Yeung, W.K. and Cai, W. 2004. Applying the reflective middleware approach in Grid computing. Concurrency and Computation: Practice & Experience. 16 (5), pp. 433-440. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.822

Developing grid services with Jini and JXTA
Rana, O.F., Getov, Vladimir, Sharakan, E., Newhouse, R.J. and Allan, S.J. 2004. Developing grid services with Jini and JXTA. in: ICCC 2004: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Communication Beijing, China Publishing House of the Electronics Industry. pp. 1402-1408

Computational grid and web services: concepts, functionalities and comparisons
Getov, Vladimir, Puliafito, A. and Rana, O.F. 2004. Computational grid and web services: concepts, functionalities and comparisons. in: ICCC 2004: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Communication Beijing, China Publishing House of the Electronics Industry. pp. 10-15

Improving quality of service in application clusters
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2004. Improving quality of service in application clusters. in: Pan, Y. and Yang, L.T. (ed.) Parallel and distributed scientific and engineering computing: practice and experience New York, USA Nova Science Publishers. pp. 157-174

Performance evaluation of hybrid parallel programming paradigms
Prabhakar, A. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Performance evaluation of hybrid parallel programming paradigms. in: Getov, Vladimir, Gerndt, M., Hoisie, A., Malony, A. and Miller, B. (ed.) Performance analysis and grid computing: selected articles from the Workshop on Performance Analysis and Distributed Computing, August 19-23, 2002, Dagstuhl, Germany Boston, USA Kluwer Academic. pp. 57-76

Using Java for plasma PIC simulations
Lu, Q., Getov, Vladimir and Wang, S. 2003. Using Java for plasma PIC simulations. in: International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, 2003: proceedings. USA IEEE . pp. 7-13

Mixed language high-performance computing for plasma simulations
Lu, Q. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Mixed language high-performance computing for plasma simulations. Scientific Programming. 11 (1), pp. 57-66.

Intelligent fault tolerant architecture for cluster computing: a high level overview
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Intelligent fault tolerant architecture for cluster computing: a high level overview. in: Hamza, M.H. (ed.) Proceedings of the 21st IASTED International Multi-Conference on Applied Informatics (AI 2003), February 10-13, 2003, Innsbruck, Austria IASTED/ACTA Press. pp. 501-506

Intelligent architecture for automatic resource allocation in computer clusters
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Intelligent architecture for automatic resource allocation in computer clusters. in: International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'03): proceedings USA IEEE . pp. 201-208

Improving quality of service in application clusters
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Improving quality of service in application clusters. in: International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'03): proceedings USA IEEE . pp. 253-260

Cluster infrastructure for biological and health related research
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Cluster infrastructure for biological and health related research. in: 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (Ccgrid 2003) USA IEEE . pp. 574-581

Autonomous agents-based security infrastructure
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Autonomous agents-based security infrastructure. in: Computational Science and Its Applications: ICCSA 2003 Berlin, Germany Springer.

Agent-based service management in large datacentres and grids
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2003. Agent-based service management in large datacentres and grids. in: 3rd IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster Computing and the Grid (Ccgrid 2003) USA IEEE . pp. 633-640

The design of a configurable and reconfigurable middleware platform
Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Clarke, M. and Parlavantzas, N. 2002. The design of a configurable and reconfigurable middleware platform. Distributed Computing. 15 (2), pp. 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004460100064

Performance comparisons of basic openMP constructs
Prabhakar, A., Getov, Vladimir and Chapman, B. 2002. Performance comparisons of basic openMP constructs. in: Zima, H.P., Joe, K., Sato, M., Seo, Y. and Shimasaki, M. (ed.) High performance computing : 4th International Symposium, ISHPC 2002, Kansai Science City, Japan, May 15-17, 2002: proceedings Berlin, Germany Springer.

Assignment schemes for replicated services in Jini
Georgiev, V. and Getov, Vladimir 2002. Assignment schemes for replicated services in Jini. in: Ferenc, V. and Podhorszki, N. (ed.) Proceedings of the 10th Euromicro Workshop on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-based Processing: Canary Islands, Spain, January 9-11, 2002 Los Alamitos, USA IEEE . pp. 129-136

Towards automatic creation of Web services for Grid component composition
Dunnweber, J., Gorlatch, S., Baude, F., Legrand, V. and Parlavantzas, N. 2002. Towards automatic creation of Web services for Grid component composition. in: Gorlatch, S. and Danelutto, M. (ed.) Integrated research in GRID computing Berlin, Germany Springer.

Simulation of replicated services in Jini
Corsava, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2002. Simulation of replicated services in Jini. in: Tentner, A. (ed.) Proceedings of the High Performance Computing Symposium - HPC 2002 : 2002 Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, San Diego, California, Mission Valley Marriott, April 14-18, 2002 San Diego, USA Simulation Councils. pp. 227-232

Multiparadigm communications in Java for grid computing
Getov, Vladimir, von Laszewski, G., Philippsen, M. and Foster, I. 2001. Multiparadigm communications in Java for grid computing. Communications of the ACM. 44 (10), pp. 118-125. https://doi.org/10.1145/383845.383872

JavaGrande - high performance computing with Java
Philippsen, M., Boisvert, R.F., Getov, Vladimir, Pozo, R., Moreira, J.E., Gannon, D. and Fox, G.C. 2001. JavaGrande - high performance computing with Java. in: Sørevik, T., Manne, F., Moe, R. and Gebremedhin, A.H. (ed.) Applied parallel computing. New paradigms for HPC in industry and academia: 5th International Workshop, PARA 2000 Bergen, Norway, June 18–20, 2000 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Java communications for large-scale parallel computing
Getov, Vladimir and Philippsen, M. 2001. Java communications for large-scale parallel computing. in: Margenov, S., Waʹsniewski, J. and Yalamov, P. (ed.) Large-scale scientific computing: Third International Conference, LSSC 2001 Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 6–10, 2001 revised papers Berlin ; London Springer.

Message-passing computing with Java: performance evaluation and comparisons
Getov, Vladimir, Lu, Q., Thomas, M. and Williams, M. 2001. Message-passing computing with Java: performance evaluation and comparisons. in: Proceedings of the Ninth Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing, 2001 IEEE . pp. 173-177

A mixed-language programming methodology for high performance Java computing
Getov, Vladimir 2001. A mixed-language programming methodology for high performance Java computing. in: Boisvert, R.F. and Tang, P.T.P. (ed.) The architecture of scientific software: IFIP TC2/WG2.5 Working Conference on the Architecture of Scientific Software, October 2-4, 2000, Ottawa, Canada London, UK Kluwer Academic. pp. 351-364

Guest editorial: Java in high-performance computing
Getov, Vladimir 2001. Guest editorial: Java in high-performance computing. Future Generation Computer Systems. 18 (2), pp. v-vi. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-739X(01)00065-6

Programming languages, models, and methods
Kelly, P.H.J., Gorlatch, S., Baden, S. and Getov, Vladimir 2000. Programming languages, models, and methods. in: Bode, A., Ludwig, T., Karl, W. and Wismuller, R. (ed.) Euro-Par 2000 Parallel Processing Springer.

Panel on Metacomputing
Getov, Vladimir, Kacsuk, P., Kesselman, C., Kloeckner, K., Laforenza, D. and Vajda, F. 2000. Panel on Metacomputing. in: Proceedings: 8th Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing, January 19-21, 2000 IEEE . pp. 254

Aspects of portability and distributed execution for JNI-wrapped message passing libraries
Getov, Vladimir, Gray, P. and Sunderam, V.S. 2000. Aspects of portability and distributed execution for JNI-wrapped message passing libraries. Concurrency: Practice and Experience. 12 (11), pp. 1039-1050. https://doi.org/10.1002/1096-9128(200009)12:11<1039::AID-CPE519>3.0.CO;2-B

MPJ: MPI-like message passing for Java
Carpenter, B., Getov, Vladimir, Judd, G., Skjellum, A. and Fox, G.C. 2000. MPJ: MPI-like message passing for Java. Concurrency: Practice and Experience. 12 (11), pp. 1019-1038. https://doi.org/10.1002/1096-9128(200009)12:11<1019::AID-CPE518>3.0.CO;2-G

Obituaries: Roger Hockney
Getov, Vladimir 1999. Obituaries: Roger Hockney. SIAM News. 32 (5).

Design issues for efficient implementation of MPI in Java
Judd, G., Clement, M., Snell, Q. and Getov, Vladimir 1999. Design issues for efficient implementation of MPI in Java. in: Proceedings of the ACM 1999 conference on Java Grande New York ACM. pp. 58-65

Performance optimisations of the NPB FT kernel by special-purpose unroller
Getov, Vladimir, Wei, Y., Carter, L. and Gatlin, K.S. 1999. Performance optimisations of the NPB FT kernel by special-purpose unroller. in: Proceedings of the Seventh Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing (PDP '99) IEEE . pp. 84-88

MPI and Java-MPI: contrasts and comparisons of low-level communication performance
Getov, Vladimir, Gray, P. and Sunderam, V.S. 1999. MPI and Java-MPI: contrasts and comparisons of low-level communication performance. in: Proceedings of the 1999 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing New York ACM/IEEE. pp. 58-65

Multi-language programming environments for high performance Java computing
Getov, Vladimir, Gray, P., Mintchev, S. and Sunderam, V.S. 1999. Multi-language programming environments for high performance Java computing. Scientific Programming. 7 (2), pp. 139-146.

A programming environment for high-performance computing in Java
Getov, Vladimir, Flynn-Hummel, S. and Mintchev, S. 1999. A programming environment for high-performance computing in Java. in: Allan, R., Guest, M.F., Simpson, A.D., Henty, D.S. and Nicole, D. (ed.) High performance computing New York Kluwer Academic / Phenum Publishers. pp. 559-568

MPI for Java
Carpenter, B., Getov, Vladimir, Judd, G., Skjellum, A. and Fox, G.C. 1999. MPI for Java. in: Proceedings of MPIDC’99 Conference MPI SoftTech Press. pp. 123-132

MPI for Java: position document and draft API specification
Carpenter, B., Bryan, Getov, Vladimir, Vladimir, Judd, G., Glenn, Skjellum, A., Anthony and Fox, G.C. 1998. MPI for Java: position document and draft API specification. JGF-TR-03 Java Grande Forum.

High-performance parallel programming in Java: exploiting native libraries
Getov, Vladimir, Flynn-Hummel, S. and Mintchev, S. 1998. High-performance parallel programming in Java: exploiting native libraries. Concurrency: Practice and Experience. 10 (11), pp. 863-872. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9128(199809/11)10:11/13<863::AID-CPE387>3.0.CO;2-7

Low-level benchmarking: performance profiles
Hockney, R.W. and Getov, Vladimir 1998. Low-level benchmarking: performance profiles. in: Proceedings of the Sixth Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing (PDP '98) IEEE . pp. 50-56

Towards portable message passing in Java: binding MPI
Mintchev, S. and Getov, Vladimir 1997. Towards portable message passing in Java: binding MPI. in: Bubak, M., Dongarra, J. and Wagniewski, J. (ed.) Recent advances in parallel virtual machine and message passing interface: 4th European PVM/MPI Users' Group Meeting Cracow, Poland, November 3–5, 1997 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

PMPI: high-level message passing in Fortran77 and C
Mintchev, S. and Getov, Vladimir 1997. PMPI: high-level message passing in Fortran77 and C. in: Hertzberger, B. and Sloot, P.M.A. (ed.) High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition Vienna, Austria, April 28–30, 1997 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Automatic binding of native scientific libraries to Java
Mintchev, S. and Getov, Vladimir 1997. Automatic binding of native scientific libraries to Java. in: Ishikawa, Y., Oldehoeft, R.R., Reynders, J.V.W. and Tholburn, M. (ed.) Scientific computing in object-oriented parallel environments: first international conference, ISCOPE 97 Marina del Rey, California, USA December 8–11, 1997 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Message-passing performance of parallel computers
Getov, Vladimir, Hernandez, E. and Hey, T. 1997. Message-passing performance of parallel computers. in: Lengauer, C., Griebl, M. and Gorlatch, S. (ed.) Euro-Par'97 Parallel Processing: Third International Euro-Par Conference Passau, Germany, August 26–29, 1997 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Massively parallel computing in Java
Getov, Vladimir, Flynn-Hummel, S. and Mintchev, S. 1997. Massively parallel computing in Java. in: Proceedings of the Third Working Conference on Massively Parallel Programming Models, 1997 IEEE . pp. 112-117

Benchmarking the cache memory effect
Getov, Vladimir 1996. Benchmarking the cache memory effect. in: Dongarra, J., Madsen, K. and Wasniewski, J. (ed.) Applied Parallel Computing Computations in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science: Berlin ; London Springer.

The GENESIS distributed memory benchmarks. Part 2: COMMS1, TRANS1, FFT1 and QCD2 benchmarks on the suprenum and IPSC/860 computers
Hey, T., Hockney, R.W., Getov, Vladimir, Wolton, I.C., Merlin, J. and Allwright, J. 1995. The GENESIS distributed memory benchmarks. Part 2: COMMS1, TRANS1, FFT1 and QCD2 benchmarks on the suprenum and IPSC/860 computers. Concurrency: Practice and Experience. 7 (6), pp. 543-570. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.4330070603

Performance characterisation of the cache memory effect
Getov, Vladimir 1995. Performance characterisation of the cache memory effect. Supercomputer. XI (4), pp. 31-49.

Benchmarking for distributed memory parallel systems: gaining insight from numbers
Addison, C., Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1994. Benchmarking for distributed memory parallel systems: gaining insight from numbers. Parallel Computing. 20 (10-11), pp. 1653-1668. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-8191(94)90063-9

Comparison of HPF-like Systems
Getov, Vladimir, Brandes, T., Chapman, B., Dunlop, A., Hey, T. and Pritchard, D. 1994. Comparison of HPF-like Systems. Deliverable Report D4.3.a, ESPRIT Project P6643 PPPE.

PARKBENCH Report -1: Public International Benchmarks for Parallel Computers, Technical Report: UT-CS-93-213
Bailey, D., Berry, M., Dongarra, J., Getov, Vladimir, Haupt, T., Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Walker, D. 1994. PARKBENCH Report -1: Public International Benchmarks for Parallel Computers, Technical Report: UT-CS-93-213. Knoxville, USA University of Tennessee.

PARKBENCH Report - 1: Public international benchmarks for parallel computers
Bailey, D., Berry, M., Dongarra, J., Getov, Vladimir, Haupt, T., Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Walker, D. 1994. PARKBENCH Report - 1: Public international benchmarks for parallel computers. Scientific Programming. 3 (2), pp. 101-146.

Performance visualisation in a portable parallel programming environment
Glendining, I., Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1993. Performance visualisation in a portable parallel programming environment. in: Kotsis, G. and Haring, G. (ed.) Performance measurement and visualization of parallel systems Amsterdam ; New York Elsevier.

Performance analysis of distributed applications by suitability functions
Getov, Vladimir, Hockney, R.W. and Hey, T. 1993. Performance analysis of distributed applications by suitability functions. in: Proceedings of Programming Models for Massively Parallel Computers, 1993 IEEE . pp. 191-197

Comparative performance analysis of uniformly distributed applications
Getov, Vladimir and Hockney, R.W. 1993. Comparative performance analysis of uniformly distributed applications. in: Proceedings of the Euromicro Workshop on Parallel and Distributed Processing 1993 IEEE . pp. 259-262

The GENESIS distributed memory benchmarks
Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1993. The GENESIS distributed memory benchmarks. in: 1993 Research Journal Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton. pp. 98-101

The GENESIS benchmark suite: current state and results
Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1993. The GENESIS benchmark suite: current state and results. in: Proceedings of Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Parallel Systems - PEPS'93 Coventry Printers. pp. 182-190

The GENESIS benchmark suite manual. Release 2
Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1993. The GENESIS benchmark suite manual. Release 2. SNARC, University of Southampton.

The GENESIS distributed-memory benchmarks
Addison, C., Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W. and Wolton, I.C. 1993. The GENESIS distributed-memory benchmarks. in: Dongarra, J. and Gentzscg, W. (ed.) Computer benchmarks Amsterdam ; London Elsevier.

The GENESIS distributed-memory benchmarks. Part 1: Methodology and general relativity benchmark with results for the SUPRENUM computer
Addison, C., Allwright, J., Binsted, N., Bishop, N., Carpenter, B., Dalloz, P., Gee, D., Getov, Vladimir, Hey, T., Hockney, R.W., Lemke, M., Merlin, J., Pinches, P., Scott, C. and Wolton, I. 1993. The GENESIS distributed-memory benchmarks. Part 1: Methodology and general relativity benchmark with results for the SUPRENUM computer. Concurrency: Practice and Experience. 5 (1), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.4330050102

Final report on benchmark suite
Wolton, I.C., Getov, Vladimir, Hockney, R.W. and Hey, T. 1992. Final report on benchmark suite. Working paper D2.5.1, ESPRIT Project P2702 GENESIS.

Mid-term report on benchmark suite
Wolton, I.C., Getov, Vladimir, Hockney, R.W. and Hey, T. 1992. Mid-term report on benchmark suite. Working paper D2.5.1, ESPRIT Project P2702 GENESIS.

Benchmarking for MPP procurement. Mid-term report
Getov, Vladimir 1992. Benchmarking for MPP procurement. Mid-term report. University of Southampton.

1-Dimensional parallel FFT benchmark on SUPRENUM
Getov, Vladimir 1992. 1-Dimensional parallel FFT benchmark on SUPRENUM. in: PARLE '92 Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe: 4th International PARLE Conference Paris, France, June 15–18, 1992 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Simulation facility of distributed memory system with 'mad postman' communication network
Getov, Vladimir and Jesshope, C.R. 1991. Simulation facility of distributed memory system with 'mad postman' communication network. in: Bode, A. (ed.) Distributed memory computing: 2nd European Conference, EDMCC2 Munich, FRG, April 22–24, 1991 proceedings Berlin ; London Springer.

Evaluation facility for high-speed network systems
Simonski, K., Getov, Vladimir and Arabadjiski, Y. 1990. Evaluation facility for high-speed network systems. Informatik Informationen Reporte. 10, pp. 48-62.

Architecture of a high-speed network interconnection unit
Kardjiev, T. and Getov, Vladimir 1990. Architecture of a high-speed network interconnection unit. Informatik Informationen Reporte. 6, pp. 93-100.