In this thesis, we present a new algorithm: Demand Sensitive Map Abstraction (DSMA). DSMA is a special kind of hierarchical pathfinding algorithm in which we vary the granularity of abstraction of the high-level map based on pathfinding request demand associated with various regions in the high level map and the search time of the last path request. Additionally, the low level A* search is not ...

Program slicing is a technique to extract relevant parts of a program, and it is widely used in program debugging, parallelization, testing, reverse engineering, etc. This paper concerns static slicing and it follows the Weiser’s definition of slicing that consists of computing what statements of the program might affect the value of some particular variable at a specified program point. We arg...

Managing customer demand can be challenging for a facility that services delay-sensitive customers. Attracting a high level of demand will result in long delays, which discourage customers to request service. However, low demand means little profitability for the service facility. Pricing is a known way to effectively manage demand. We determine the optimal pricing strategy for the service faci...

 Abstract Background: Many disease susceptibility genes are large and consist of many exons in which point mutations are scattered throughout. Scanning each exon individually represents a tedious task which can be time consuming and expensive. There has been increasing demand for rapid and accurate methods for full scanning of unknown point mutations in large multi-exon genes. Gene Assembling i...

An important requirement of autonomic systems is that they self-adapt, both with respect to internal self-healing and with respect to external environmental changes. In order to fulfill this requirement autonomic systems must have awareness abilities, context gathering mechanisms, context-dependent adaptation policies, and the ability to react with respect to each adaptation requirement. In thi...

In this paper we describe an approach to providing adaptive support to multiplatform applications, which can be accessed through multiple interactive devices from various locations. It is based on task-models including context-dependent information and a single user model, which can update information about user preferences and knowledge at run-time. Such information is used to adapt the naviga...

Cloud computing offers the prospect of on-demand, elastic computing, provided as a utility service, and it is revolutionizing many domains of computing. Compared with earlier methods of processing data, cloud computing environments provide significant benefits, such as the availability of automated tools to assemble, connect, configure and reconfigure virtualized resources on demand. These make...