Distributed synchronization for parallel simulation is generally classified as being either optimistic or conservative. While considerable investigations have been conducted to analyze and optimize each of these synch...
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Distributed synchronization for parallel simulation is generally classified as being either optimistic or conservative. While considerable investigations have been conducted to analyze and optimize each of these synchronization strategies, very little study on the definition and strictness of causality have been conducted. Do we really need to preserve causality in all types of simulations? This paper attempts to answer this question. We argue that significant performance gains can be made by reconsidering this definition to decide if the parallel simulation needs to preserve causality. We investigate the feasibility of unsynchronized parallel simulation through the use of several queuing model simulations and present a comparative analysis between unsynchronized and Time Warp simulation.
The SAVANT, QUEST II, and HEPE research programs at the University of Cincinnati include the development and distribution of VHDL analysis and simulation capabilities. These capabilities are being freely distributed f...
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The SAVANT, QUEST II, and HEPE research programs at the University of Cincinnati include the development and distribution of VHDL analysis and simulation capabilities. These capabilities are being freely distributed for non-commercial use. The SAVANT project is underway specifically to develop a VHDL analyzer with a well-documented, extensible intermediate form;the main objective is to smooth the integration of VHDL technology into university and industrial research programs. The SAVANT project is funded through the Air Force SBIR program and is a joint activity between the University of Cincinnati and MTL Systems, Inc. The QUEST II program is investigating parallel algorithms and architectures for simulation, behavioral synthesis, and ATPG. The HEPE program is investigating (in part) novel strategies for relaxing causal orders in the parallel simulation of active networks. As part of the QUEST II/HEPE simulation activities, a VHDL simulation kernel is being developed that will operate with the SAVANT intermediate form for sequential or parallel execution of VHDL models (a C++ code generator from the SAVANT intermediate is being jointly developed by the SAVANT and QUEST II programs). All of the software from the QUEST and HEPE simulation programs is freely available for use (commercial or otherwise).
A framework for performance analysis of parallel discrete event simulators is presented. The center-piece of this framework is a platform-independent Workload Specification Language (WSL). WSL is a language that allow...
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A framework for performance analysis of parallel discrete event simulators is presented. The center-piece of this framework is a platform-independent Workload Specification Language (WSL). WSL is a language that allows the characterization of simulation models using a set of fundamental performance-critical parameters. WSL also implements a facility for representing real models. For each simulator to be tested, a WSL translator is used to generate synthetic platform-specific simulation models that conform to the performance characteristics captured by the WSL description. Accordingly, sets of portable simulation models that explore the effects of the different parameters, individually or collectively, on the performance can be constructed. The construction of the workload simulation models is assisted using a Synthetic Workload Generator (SWG). The utility of the system is demonstrated with the generation of a representative set of experiments. The described framework can be used to create a standard benchmark suite that consists of a mixture of real simulation models, selected from different application domains, and synthetic models generated by SWG.
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Li LiComputer Aided Architectural Design
Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) Department for Architecture ETH Zurich Zurich 8092 Switzerland Urban Architectural Lab
Architectural Design Institute of Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China
Genetic Algorithm (GA) is widely adopted in optimization and the improvement of its optimization performance is attracting many researchers' attentions. In solving practical probtems in the process of architectural...
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Genetic Algorithm (GA) is widely adopted in optimization and the improvement of its optimization performance is attracting many researchers' attentions. In solving practical probtems in the process of architectural design, the ways of converting design problems into mathematical models that can be addressed by GA are of great significance in achieving final optimal results. However, no such rute that can be applied to such conversion has been devetoped so far. In general, problems which can be addressed by GA can be divided into combinatorial problems and numerical probtems. In this paper, by means of attempting to disintegrate a complicated architectural probtem into combinatorial and numericat probtems, the author discusses feasibitity and practicality of sotving these two types of problems simultaneousty utitizing GA and discloses both advantages and disadvantages of GA by comparing with other algorithms.
The conservation and valorization of our cultural heritage has become one of the priorities of the international community. Accordingly, many technological applications are being developed with a cultural object as th...
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It is commonly acknowledged that 'smart' environments, interactive architecture and 'smart' homes will defi ne the next cutting edge in architectural research. Most critics agree that one of the fi rst...
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(纸本)9780978097868
It is commonly acknowledged that 'smart' environments, interactive architecture and 'smart' homes will defi ne the next cutting edge in architectural research. Most critics agree that one of the fi rst problems that 'smart' homes will help to address is that of spiraling costs of healthcare and aging-in-place. This may be true for urban settings where there is the fi nancial feasibility for such technologies but what about rural America? It has been conclusively proven that rural America suffers from a lack of healthcare (delivery and access). Prior research (Mathew 2005) has also established that a rural home is different from an urban home. Will technologies designed for the urban home work in a rural setting? And do rural people carry the same attitudes and biases towards technology? This paper continues our research in the design of 'smart' rural environments. It summarizes fi ndings from focus group studies conducted in rural communities that help us to understand attitudes of people towards 'smart' technology. We will use these fi ndings to examine the feasibility of ubiquitous computing and 'smart' spaces in rural areas. In conclusion, we will present guidelines to help designers in the creation of technology to augment healthy aging in rural home settings.
This paper presents a formal model of the dynamic semantics of VHD Lusing interval temporal logic. The model uses a declarative style that provides a semantic definition of VHDL independent of the VHDL simulation cycl...
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Visualizing data with geo-spatial properties has become more important and prevalent due to the wide spread dissemination of devices, sensors, databases, and services with references to the physical world. Yet, with e...
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An experiment to compare the acceptability of three different music fragments rendered with three different intonations is presented. These preference results were contrasted with those of isolated chords also rendere...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781617387739
An experiment to compare the acceptability of three different music fragments rendered with three different intonations is presented. These preference results were contrasted with those of isolated chords also rendered with the same three intonations. The least rough renditions were found to be those using Twelve-Tone Equal-Temperament (12-tet). Just Intonation (ji) renditions were measured as the roughest and least preferred.
Technology probes are low-fidelity devices that can be used to understand research participant's lived experiences, but they are not usually subject to iterative design. There are opportunities in human-computer i...
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