Cluster Computing, Volume 21

Volume 21, Number 1, March 2018

Special Issue: Advances in Big Data Programming System Software and HPC Convergence; AI techniques for cluster computing and sensor networks; Paradigms for Privacy Preserving Security for Clouds Services; Parallel and Distributed Knowledge Discovery (PDKD); Sustainable Clusters and Cloud Computing; The big data research and development in Cluster Computing; Ubiquitous Convergence Computing; Convergence Context Awareness

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  Ao Zhou, Shangguang Wang, Qibo Sun, Jinglin Li, Qinglin Zhao, Fangchun Yang:
  Support for spot virtual machine purchasing simulation. 1-13
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  Su-Kyung Yoon, Young-Sun Youn, Min-Ho Son, Shin-Dug Kim:
  Harmonized memory system for object-based cloud storage. 15-28
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  L. Priya, Sheila Anand:
  Object recognition and 3D reconstruction of occluded objects using binocular stereo. 29-38
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  R. Kishorekumar, P. Deepa:
  Automatic change detection using multiindex information map on high-resolution remote sensing images. 39-49
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  Opinder Singh, Jatinder Singh, Ravinder Singh:
  Multi-level trust based intelligence intrusion detection system to detect the malicious nodes using elliptic curve cryptography in MANET. 51-63
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  R. Rajamohamed, J. Manokaran:
  Improved credit card churn prediction based on rough clustering and supervised learning techniques. 65-77
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  Ravi Subban, N. Susitha, Dattatreya P. Mankame:
  Efficient iris recognition using Haralick features based extraction and fuzzy particle swarm optimization. 79-90
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  Mukil Alagirisamy, Chee-Onn Chow:
  An energy based cluster head selection unequal clustering algorithm with dual sink (ECH-DUAL) for continuous monitoring applications in wireless sensor networks. 91-103
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  S. Angeline Julia, Paul Rodrigues:
  A case study of HMS using CIPA. 105-113
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  K. L. Neela, V. Kavitha:
  Enhancement of data confidentiality and secure data transaction in cloud storage environment. 115-124
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  M. Sugadev, E. Logashanmugam:
  Corporate feed based metamaterial antenna for wireless applications. 125-134
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  V. C. Maha Vishnu, M. Rajalakshmi, R. Nedunchezhian:
  Intelligent traffic video surveillance and accident detection system with dynamic traffic signal control. 135-147
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  M. Veeresha, M. Sugumaran:
  Hybrid spatial air index for processing queries in road networks. 149-161
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  Dinesh Komarasamy, Muthuswamy Vijayalakshmi:
  ScHeduling of jobs and Adaptive Resource Provisioning (SHARP) approach in cloud computing. 163-176
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  A. Karthikeyan, P. Senthil Kumar:
  GALS implementation of randomly prioritized buffer-less routing architecture for 3D NoC. 177-187
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  Gunasekaran Manogaran, Daphne Lopez:
  A Gaussian process based big data processing framework in cluster computing environment. 189-204
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  I. Nelson, C. Annadurai, R. Kalidoss, B. Partibane:
  Mitigation of co-channel interferences in cognitive multi-carrier code division multiple access system by singular value decomposition techniques. 205-211
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  Priyan Malarvizhi Kumar, Usha Devi Gandhi:
  Energy efficient node selection algorithm based on node performance index and random waypoint mobility model in internet of vehicles. 213-227
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  A. Ravi, M. N. Giriprasad, P. V. Naganjaneyulu:
  SAR images denoising using a novel stochastic diffusion wavelet scheme. 229-237
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  L. Javid Ali, G. S. Anandhamala:
  Actor-oriented approach for fault tolerance in e-commerce events. 239-250
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  S. Gnanavel, S. Ramakrishnan:
  HD video transmission on UWB networks using H.265 encoder and anfis rate controller. 251-263
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  Yubin Yang, Zongtao Wei, Yong Xu, Haiwu He, Wei Wang:
  DroidWard: An Effective Dynamic Analysis Method for Vetting Android Applications. 265-275
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  Ping Li, Jin Li, Zhengan Huang, Chong-Zhi Gao, Wenbin Chen, Kai Chen:
  Privacy-preserving outsourced classification in cloud computing. 277-286
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  Yamin Wen, Zheng Gong, Zhengan Huang, Weidong Qiu:
  A new efficient authorized private set intersection protocol from Schnorr signature and its applications. 287-297
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  Wenjuan Li, Weizhi Meng, Lam-for Kwok, Horace H. S. Ip:
  Developing advanced fingerprint attacks on challenge-based collaborative intrusion detection networks. 299-310
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  Javid Ullah, Muhammad Arfan Jaffar:
  Object and motion cues based collaborative approach for human activity localization and recognition in unconstrained videos. 311-322
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  Sadia Arshid, Ayyaz Hussain, Asim Munir, Anum Nawaz, Sanneya Aziz:
  Multi-stage binary patterns for facial expression recognition in real world. 323-331
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  Shah Nazir, Sara Shahzad, Rodziah Binti Atan, Haleem Farman:
  Estimation of software features based birthmark. 333-346
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  E. Vijay Sekar, J. Anuradha, Anshita Arya, Balamurugan Balusamy, Victor I. Chang:
  A framework for smart traffic management using hybrid clustering techniques. 347-362
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  Babar Shah, Farkhund Iqbal, Omar Alfandi, Yoonsoo Kim, SeokYoon Kang, Ki-Il Kim:
  Fuzzy searching and routing in unstructured mobile peer-to-peer networks. 363-375
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  Zahid Halim, Uzma:
  Optimizing the minimum spanning tree-based extracted clusters using evolution strategy. 377-391
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  M. Arfan Jaffar, Abdul Basit Siddiqui, Mubashar Mushtaq:
  Ensemble classification of pulmonary nodules using gradient intensity feature descriptor and differential evolution. 393-407
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  Toqeer Ali Syed, Mohammad Nauman, Salman Jan:
  Trust in IoT: dynamic remote attestation through efficient behavior capture. 409-421
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  Adnan Amin, Babar Shah, Sajid Anwar, Feras Al-Obeidat, Asad Masood Khattak, Awais Adnan:
  A prudent based approach for compromised user credentials detection. 423-441
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  Fozia Mehboob, Muhammad Abbas, Richard M. Jiang, Abdul Rauf, Shoab Ahmad Khan, Saad Rehman:
  Trajectory based vehicle counting and anomalous event visualization in smart cities. 443-452
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  Zulfiqar Ali, Waseem Shahzad:
  EPACO: a novel ant colony optimization for emerging patterns based classification. 453-467
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  Saleh M. Al-Saleem, Aftab Ali, Naveed Khan:
  Energy efficient key agreement scheme for ubiquitous and continuous remote healthcare systems using data mining technique. 469-480
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  Abdul Shahid, Muhammad Tanvir Afzal:
  Section-wise indexing and retrieval of research articles. 481-492
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  Khawaja Tehseen Ahmed, Muhammad Amjad Iqbal:
  Region and texture based effective image extraction. 493-502
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  Naila Habib Khan, Awais Adnan, Sadia Basar:
  Urdu ligature recognition using multi-level agglomerative hierarchical clustering. 503-514
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  Muhammad Abid, Asad Habib, Jawad Ashraf, Abdul Shahid:
  Urdu word sense disambiguation using machine learning approach. 515-522
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  Haseeb Ahmad, Ali Daud, Licheng Wang, Ibrar Ahmad, Muhammad Hafeez, Yixian Yang:
  Quantifying team precedence in the game of cricket. 523-537
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  Muhammad Nazir, Zahoor Jan, Muhammad Sajjad:
  Facial expression recognition using histogram of oriented gradients based transformed features. 539-548
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  Muhammad Sajjad, Adnan Shah, Zahoor Jan, Syed Inayat Ali Shah, Sung Wook Baik, Irfan Mehmood:
  Facial appearance and texture feature-based robust facial expression recognition framework for sentiment knowledge discovery. 549-567
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  Mohammad Nauman, Tamleek Ali Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Toqeer Ali Syed:
  Deep neural architectures for large scale android malware analysis. 569-588
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  Bashir Hayat, Kyong Hoon Kim, Ki-Il Kim:
  A study on fuzzy logic based cloud computing. 589-603
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  Afsheen Khalid, Fakhri Alam Khan, Imran Ahmed:
  Extracting reference text from citation contexts. 605-622
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  Feras Al-Obeidat, Abdallah Tubaishat, Anna Dillon, Babar Shah:
  Analyzing students' performance using multi-criteria classification. 623-632
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  Imran Ahmed, Awais Adnan:
  A robust algorithm for detecting people in overhead views. 633-654
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  Saad Razzaq, Fahad Maqbool, Maham Khalid, Iram Tariq, Aqsa Zahoor, Muhammad Ilyas:
  Zombies Arena: fusion of reinforcement learning with augmented reality on NPC. 655-666
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  Arif Jamal Malik, Farrukh Aslam Khan:
  A hybrid technique using binary particle swarm optimization and decision tree pruning for network intrusion detection. 667-680
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  R. Varatharajan, Gunasekaran Manogaran, Priyan Malarvizhi Kumar, Revathi Sundarasekar:
  Wearable sensor devices for early detection of Alzheimer disease using dynamic time warping algorithm. 681-690
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  Syed Hamad Shirazi, Arif Iqbal Umar, Nuhman ul Haq, Saeeda Naz, Muhammad Imran Razzak, Ahmad Zaib:
  Extreme learning machine based microscopic red blood cells classification. 691-701
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  Ibrar Ahmad, Xiaojie Wang, Yuzhao Mao, Guang Liu, Haseeb Ahmad, Rahat Ullah:
  Ligature based Urdu Nastaleeq sentence recognition using gated bidirectional long short term memory. 703-714
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  Janeth López-Martínez, Alan Ramírez-Noriega, Reyes Juárez-Ramírez, Guillermo Licea, Samantha Jiménez:
  User stories complexity estimation using Bayesian networks for inexperienced developers. 715-728
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  Abdul Rauf, Muhammad Ramzan:
  Parallel testing and coverage analysis for context-free applications. 729-739
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  Muhammad Amin, Tamleek Ali Tanveer, Shakirullah Shah, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Shafi:
  DeepSIC: a deep model. 741-754
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  R. Karthikeyan, P. Chitra:
  Novel power reduction framework for enhancing cloud computing by integrated GSNN scheduling method. 755-766
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  D. Danalakshmi, S. Kannan, V. Thiruppathy Kesavan:
  Reactive power pricing using cloud service considering wind energy. 767-777
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  Ning Wang, Jianping Zeng, Maozhi Ye, Mingming Chen:
  Text mining and sustainable clusters from unstructured data in cloud computing. 779-788
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  Zhanyu Liu:
  Research on the Internet of Things and the development of smart city industry based on big data. 789-795
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  Xiaoping Jiang, Chenghua Li, Jing Sun:
  A modified K-means clustering for mining of multimedia databases based on dimensionality reduction and similarity measures. 797-804
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  Shiqi Li, Mingming Wang, Shiping Liu, Yan Fu:
  A novel pattern recognition technique based on group clustering computing and convex optimization for dimensionality reduction. 805-811
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  Jianqin Zhang, Zhihong Chen, Yaqiong Liu, Mingyi Du, Weijun Yang, Liang Guo:
  Space-time visualization analysis of bus passenger big data in Beijing. 813-825
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  Zhengyan Cui, Taohua-Ouyang:
  Research from the perspective of resource orchestration on digital ecosystem. 827-835
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  ZheXi Yang, Wei Liu, Duo Xu:
  Study of cloud service queuing model based on imbedding Markov chain perspective. 837-844
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  Wei Xiong, Hejin Yuan, Lang You:
  Prediction method of icing thickness of transmission line based on MEAO. 845-853
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  Lanyong Zhang, Zewei Liu, Christos Papavassiliou, Sheng Liu:
  Formation path control method for group coordination based on fuzzy logic control method. 855-868
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  Yun Bai:
  Industrial Internet of things over tactile Internet in the context of intelligent manufacturing. 869-877
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  Yao-Hsu Tsai:
  Simplified structural modeling of loyalty acquisition based on the conceptual clustering model. 879-892
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  Xue Yang, Han-Qi Yu, Shi-Ming Sun, Wei Chen:
  Using correspondence analysis to select training set for multi-modal information data. 893-905
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  Xing Li, Jianmin He, BingJie Hou, Peiyang Zhang:
  Exploring the innovation modes and evolution of the cloud-based service using the activity theory on the basis of big data. 907-922
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  Qindong Sun, Yimin Qiao, Hongyi Zhou, Jiamin Wang, Nan Wang:
  A loss prevention methodology for catering industry based on operation data analysis. 923-931
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  Hui Li, Shu Zhang, Yun Hu, Jun Shi, Zhaoman Zhong:
  Research of social recommendation based on social tag and trust relation. 933-943
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  Hongtao Liu, Hongwei Guan, Jie Jian, Xueyan Liu, Ying Pei:
  Clustering based on words distances. 945-953
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  Fengjun Shang, Yalin Li, Xiaolin Deng, Dexiang He:
  Android malware detection method based on naive Bayes and permission correlation algorithm. 955-966
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  Xinyao Zou:
  A four-gram unified event model for web mining. 967-975
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  Jian Yang:
  The artificial stock market model based on agent and scale-free network. 977-984
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  Lirong Qiu, Jie Li:
  Sentiment analysis of short texts in microblog based on ependency parsing. 985-995
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  Min Xiao, Sheng Cui, Ruixing Ming, Tao Jiang:
  Large deviations for the stochastic present value of aggregate net claims with infinite variance in the renewal risk model and its application in risk management. 997-1007
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  Ming Qu, Yuchun Chang:
  A collaboration centric approach for building the semantic knowledge network for knowledge advantage machine. 1009-1022
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  Yanqing Han, Yuyan Lei, Guanju Chen:
  Consumption experience model and identification based on IWOM and emotional computing. 1023-1031
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  Akash Kumar Bhoi, Karma Sonam Sherpa, Bidita Khandelwal:
  Arrhythmia and ischemia classification and clustering using QRS-ST-T (QT) analysis of electrocardiogram. 1033-1044
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  Hyesung Ji, Youdong Yun, Seolhwa Lee, Kuekyeng Kim, Heuiseok Lim:
  An adaptable UI/UX considering user's cognitive and behavior information in distributed environment. 1045-1058
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  Yoon-Su Jeong, Seung-Soo Shin:
  An IoT healthcare service model of a vehicle using implantable devices. 1059-1068
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  Taegyu Kim, Jung-Hoon Cha, Jongchul Park:
  Association between in-game performance parameters recorded via global positioning system and sports injuries to the lower extremities in elite female field hockey players. 1069-1078
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  Doohwan Kim, Jang-Eui Hong, Ilchul Yoon, Sang-Ho Lee:
  Code refactoring techniques for reducing energy consumption in embedded computing environment. 1079-1095
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  SeolHwa Lee, Danial Hooshyar, Hyesung Ji, Kichun Nam, Heuiseok Lim:
  Mining biometric data to predict programmer expertise and task difficulty. 1097-1107
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  Seon-Chil Kim, Sun-Youl Seo, Ji-Hyun Yu, Sang-Deok Lee, Kwang-Hwan Kim, Chang-Gyu Kim:
  Development of radiation shield providing medical support for radioactive disaster in computer awareness analysis convergence-based. 1109-1116
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  Meijing Li, Xiuming Yu, Keun Ho Ryu, Sanghyuk Lee, Nipon Theera-Umpon:
  Face recognition technology development with Gabor, PCA and SVM methodology under illumination normalization condition. 1117-1126
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  GuoZhong Li, Jae-Rim Jung, Seong-Taek Park:
  Factors enhancing mobile social networking friendship maintenance: a study of alumni community on Wechat. 1127-1138
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  Hyun Yoo, Kyungyong Chung:
  Heart rate variability based stress index service model using bio-sensor. 1139-1149
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  Sungho Sim, Hanyong Choi:
  A study on web services discovery system based on the internetof things user information. 1151-1160
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  Hyung-Jin Mun, Sunghyuck Hong, Jungpil Shin:
  A novel secure and efficient hash function with extra padding against rainbow table attacks. 1161-1173
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  Sang-Hyun Lee, Sang-Joon Lee:
  Development of remote automatic panorama VR imaging rig systems using smartphones. 1175-1185
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  Hyung-Jin Mun, Sunghyuck Hong, Jungpil Shin:
  Erratum to: A novel secure and efficient hash function with extra padding against rainbow table attacks. 1187

Volume 21, Number 2, June 2018

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  Wai-Kong Lee, Raphael C.-W. Phan, Geong Sen Poh, Bok-Min Goi:
  SearchaStore: fast and secure searchable cloud services. 1189-1202
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  Sukhpal Singh Gill, Inderveer Chana, Maninder Singh, Rajkumar Buyya:
  CHOPPER: an intelligent QoS-aware autonomic resource management approach for cloud computing. 1203-1241
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  Vimalkumar Kumaresan, Ramachandran Baskaran, P. Dhavachelvan:
  AEGEUS++: an energy-aware online partition skew mitigation algorithm for mapreduce in cloud. 1243-1260
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  Francisco Luna, Alejandro Cervantes, Pedro Isasi, Juan F. Valenzuela-Valdés:
  Grid-enabled evolution strategies for large-scale home care crew scheduling. 1261-1273
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  Zhuo Liu, Bin Wang, Weikuan Yu:
  HALO: a fast and durable disk write cache using phase change memory. 1275-1287
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  Marcos Dias de Assunção, Laurent Lefèvre:
  Bare-metal reservation for cloud: an analysis of the trade off between reactivity and energy efficiency. 1289-1300
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  Shubo Chen, Kejing He, Lingcong You, Funan Lin:
  Parallel multilayer particle collision detection method based on performance estimation. 1301-1309
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  Nidhi Jain Kansal, Inderveer Chana:
  An empirical evaluation of energy-aware load balancing technique for cloud data center. 1311-1329
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  Li Chunlin, Tang Jianhang, Youlong Luo:
  Distributed QoS-aware scheduling optimization for resource-intensive mobile application in hybrid cloud. 1331-1348
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  Lin Li, Chee Shin Yeo, Chia-Yu Hsu, Liang-Chih Yu, K. Robert Lai:
  Agent-based fuzzy constraint-directed negotiation for service level agreements in cloud computing. 1349-1363
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  Sumalatha Saleti, R. B. V. Subramanyam:
  A novel Bit Vector Product algorithm for mining frequent itemsets from large datasets using MapReduce framework. 1365-1380
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  Safiye Ghasemi, Mohammad Reza Meybodi, Mehdi Dehghan Takht Fooladi, Amir Masoud Rahmani:
  A cost-aware mechanism for optimized resource provisioning in cloud computing. 1381-1394
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  Ying Li, Jing Zhang, XiaoJun Chen, JunHuai Li, JuLan Ding:
  An accurate resource scheduling system for virtual machines based on CPU load monitoring and assessment. 1395-1410
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  M. Thangavel, P. Varalakshmi:
  Enhanced DNA and ElGamal cryptosystem for secure data storage and retrieval in cloud. 1411-1437
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  Chao Shen, Weiqin Tong, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Samina Kausar:
  Performance prediction of parallel computing models to analyze cloud-based big data applications. 1439-1454
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  Omar Batarfi, Radwa El Shawi, Ayman G. Fayoumi, Reza Nouri, Seyed-Mehdi-Reza Beheshti, Ahmed Barnawi, Sherif Sakr:
  Correction To: Large scale graph processing systems: survey and an experimental evaluation. 1455

Volume 21, Number 3, September 2018

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  Achal Kaushik, Deo Prakash Vidyarthi:
  A model for resource management in computational grid using sequential auction and bargaining procurement. 1457-1477
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  Uras Tos, Riad Mokadem, Abdelkader Hameurlain, Tolga Ayav, Sebnem Bora:
  Ensuring performance and provider profit through data replication in cloud systems. 1479-1492
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  Izzat Alsmadi, Abdallah Khreishah, Dianxiang Xu:
  Network slicing to improve multicasting in HPC clusters. 1493-1506
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  Kang-Wook Chon, Min-Soo Kim:
  BIGMiner: a fast and scalable distributed frequent pattern miner for big data. 1507-1520
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  Ching-Wen Chen, An Hsia, Yong-Wei Zhan, Tzong-Jye Liu:
  Energy-efficient hybrid coherence protocol for multicore processors. 1521-1541
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  Guo Zhou, Rui Wang, Yongquan Zhou:
  Flower pollination algorithm with runway balance strategy for the aircraft landing scheduling problem. 1543-1560
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  Zhengyu Yang, Yufeng Wang, Janki Bhamini, Chiu Chiang Tan, Ningfang Mi:
  EAD: elasticity aware deduplication manager for datacenters with multi-tier storage systems. 1561-1579
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  Xiaoyong Tang, Xiaoyi Liao, Jie Zheng, Xiaopan Yang:
  Energy efficient job scheduling with workload prediction on cloud data center. 1581-1593
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  Christopher Liao, Yonatan Klausner, David Starobinski, Eran Simhon, Azer Bestavros:
  A case study of a shared/buy-in computing ecosystem. 1595-1606
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  Haiou Jiang, Haihong E, Meina Song:
  Multi-prediction based scheduling for hybrid workloads in the cloud data center. 1607-1622
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  Kanniga Devi Rangaswamy, Murugaboopathi Gurusamy, M. Muthukannan:
  Load monitoring and system-traffic-aware live VM migration-based load balancing in cloud data center using graph theoretic solutions. 1623-1638
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  Shimaa E. El-Sayyad, Ahmed I. Saleh, Hesham A. Ali:
  A new semantic web service classification (SWSC) strategy. 1639-1665
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