This paper focuses on reducing the computational cost of iterative algorithms used to evaluate the schedulability of Real-Time Systems. These algorithms calculate the worst case response time of each task. Through simulations ...

Process scheduling is one of the most important issues in distributed computing. However, this problem still requires further formalisation to understand the consequences of scheduler decisions. To overcome this drawback, ...

While there have been important advances within wireless communication technology, the provision of communication support during disaster relief activities remains an open issue. The literature in disaster research reports ...

The management of oil-product pipelines represents a critical task in the daily operation of petroleum supply chains. Efficient computational tools are needed to schedule pipeline operations in a reliable and cost-effective ...

The Cloud Computing paradigm focuses on the provisioning of reliable and scalable infrastructures (Clouds) delivering execution and storage services. The paradigm, with its promise of virtually infinite resources, seems ...

The automated wet-etch station (AWS) is one of the most critical stages of a modern semiconductor manufacturing system (SMS), which has to simultaneously deal with many complex constraints and limited resources. Due to its ...