Future Generation Computer Systems, Volume 79

Volumes 79, Part 1, February 2018

Regular papers

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  Zhendong Bei, Zhibin Yu, Ni Luo, Chuntao Jiang, Chengzhong Xu, Shengzhong Feng:
  Configuring in-memory cluster computing using random forest. 1-15
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  Chuan Zhang, Liehuang Zhu, Chang Xu, Rongxing Lu:
  PPDP: An efficient and privacy-preserving disease prediction scheme in cloud-based e-Healthcare system. 16-25
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  Baldomero Imbernón, Javier Prades, Domingo Giménez, José M. Cecilia, Federico Silla:
  Enhancing large-scale docking simulation on heterogeneous systems: An MPI vs rCUDA study. 26-37
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  Zhicheng Cai, Xiaoping Li, Rubén Ruiz, Qianmu Li:
  Price forecasting for spot instances in Cloud computing. 38-53
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  Ali Asghar Rahmanian, Mostafa Ghobaei-Arani, Sajjad Tofighy:
  A learning automata-based ensemble resource usage prediction algorithm for cloud computing environment. 54-71
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  Victor A. E. de Farias, Flávio R. C. Sousa, José Gilvan Rodrigues Maia, João Paulo Pordeus Gomes, Javam C. Machado:
  Regression based performance modeling and provisioning for NoSQL cloud databases. 72-81
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  XinDi Ma, Jianfeng Ma, Hui Li, Qi Jiang, Sheng Gao:
  ARMOR: A trust-based privacy-preserving framework for decentralized friend recommendation in online social networks. 82-94
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  Vishakha Singh, Indrajeet Gupta, Prasanta K. Jana:
  A novel cost-efficient approach for deadline-constrained workflow scheduling by dynamic provisioning of resources. 95-110

Special section on Urgent Computing for Decision Support in Critical Situations

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  Alexander V. Boukhanovsky, Valeria V. Krzhizhanovskaya, Marian Bubak:
  Urgent computing for decision support in critical situations. 111-113
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  Siew Hoon Leong, Antonio Parodi, Dieter Kranzlmüller:
  Reprint of "A robust reliable energy-aware urgent computing resource allocation for flash-flood ensemble forecasting on HPC infrastructures for decision support". 114-127
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  Bartosz Balis, Robert Brzoza-Woch, Marian Bubak, Marek Kasztelnik, Bartosz Kwolek, Piotr Nawrocki, Piotr Nowakowski, Tomasz Szydlo, Krzysztof Zielinski:
  Holistic approach to management of IT infrastructure for environmental monitoring and decision support systems with urgent computing capabilities. 128-143
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  Sergey V. Kovalchuk, Evgeniy Krotov, Pavel A. Smirnov, Denis A. Nasonov, Alexey N. Yakovlev:
  Distributed data-driven platform for urgent decision making in cardiological ambulance control. 144-154
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  Vladislav A. Karbovskii, Daniil V. Voloshin, Andrey Karsakov, Alexey Bezgodov, Carlos Gershenson:
  Multimodel agent-based simulation environment for mass-gatherings and pedestrian dynamics. 155-165

Special section on Innovating the Network for Data Intensive Science (INDIS)

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  Paola Grosso, Malathi Veeraraghavan, Brian Tierney, Cees de Laat:
  Editorial INDIS special section FGCS. 166-168
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  Sam Nickolay, Eun-Sung Jung, Rajkumar Kettimuthu, Ian T. Foster:
  Bridging the gap between peak and average loads on science networks. 169-179
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  Xiaoban Wu, Peilong Li, Yongyi Ran, Yan Luo:
  Network measurement for 100 GbE network links using multicore processors. 180-189
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  Nicholas Mills, F. Alex Feltus, Walter B. Ligon III:
  Maximizing the performance of scientific data transfer by optimizing the interface between parallel file systems and advanced research networks. 190-198
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  Liang Zhang, Wenji Wu, Phil DeMar, Eric Pouyoul:
  mdtmFTP and its evaluation on ESNET SDN testbed. 199-204
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  Mariam Kiran, Eric Pouyoul, Anu Mercian, Brian Tierney, Chin Guok, Inder Monga:
  Enabling intent to configure scientific networks for high performance demands. 205-214
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  Przemyslaw Lenkiewicz, P. Chris Broekema, Bernard Metzler:
  Energy-efficient data transfers in radio astronomy with software UDP RDMA. 215-224
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  Joaquín Chung, Eun-Sung Jung, Rajkumar Kettimuthu, Nageswara S. V. Rao, Ian T. Foster, Russ Clark, Henry L. Owen:
  Advance reservation access control using software-defined networking and tokens. 225-234
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  Ralph Koning, Nick Buraglio, Cees de Laat, Paola Grosso:
  CoreFlow: Enriching Bro security events using network traffic monitoring data. 235-242

Special section on Advanced Persistent Threat

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  Jiageng Chen, Chunhua Su, Kuo-Hui Yeh, Moti Yung:
  Special Issue on Advanced Persistent Threat. 243-246
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  Christian Javier D'Orazio, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo:
  Circumventing iOS security mechanisms for APT forensic investigations: A security taxonomy for cloud apps. 247-261
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  Huaqun Wang, Debiao He, Yanfei Sun, Neeraj Kumar, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo:
  PAT: A precise reward scheme achieving anonymity and traceability for crowdcomputing in public clouds. 262-270
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  Ayong Ye, Qiuling Chen, Li Xu, Wei Wu:
  The flexible and privacy-preserving proximity detection in mobile social network. 271-283
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  Yuexin Zhang, Yang Xiang, Tao Wang, Wei Wu, Jian Shen:
  An over-the-air key establishment protocol using keyless cryptography. 284-294
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  Xin Sun, Xishun Zhao, Livio Robaldo:
  Norm-based deontic logic for access control, some computational results. 295-302
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  Md. Enamul Kabir, Jiankun Hu, Hua Wang, Guangping Zhuo:
  A novel statistical technique for intrusion detection systems. 303-318
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  Shashank Gupta, Brij Bhooshan Gupta, Pooja Chaudhary:
  Hunting for DOM-Based XSS vulnerabilities in mobile cloud-based online social network. 319-336
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  Man Ho Au, Kaitai Liang, Joseph K. Liu, Rongxing Lu, Jianting Ning:
  Privacy-preserving personal data operation on mobile cloud - Chances and challenges over advanced persistent threat. 337-349

Special section on Cybermatics: Advanced Strategy and Technology for Cyber-Enabled Systems and Applications

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  Xiaokang Zhou, Albert Y. Zomaya, Weimin Li, Ivan Ruchkin:
  Cybermatics: Advanced Strategy and Technology for Cyber-Enabled Systems and Applications. 350-353
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  Saurabh Kumar Garg, Jagannath Aryal, Hao Wang, Tejal Shah, Gabor Kecskemeti, Rajiv Ranjan:
  Cloud computing based bushfire prediction for cyber-physical emergency applications. 354-363
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  Somchart Fugkeaw, Hiroyuki Sato:
  Scalable and secure access control policy update for outsourced big data. 364-373
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  Qingyong Li, Zhiping Shi, Huayan Zhang, Yunqiang Tan, Shengwei Ren, Peng Dai, Weiyi Li:
  A cyber-enabled visual inspection system for rail corrugation. 374-382
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  Yijun Mo, Bixi Li, Bang Wang, Laurence T. Yang, Minghua Xu:
  Event recommendation in social networks based on reverse random walk and participant scale control. 383-395
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  Chong Chen, Dan Chen, Yingnan Yan, Gaofeng Zhang, Qingguo Zhou, Rui Zhou:
  Integration of numerical model and cloud computing. 396-407
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  Weimin Li, Shu Jiang, Qun Jin:
  Overlap community detection using spectral algorithm based on node convergence degree. 408-416
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  Xiaohong Li, Feng Liu, Zhiyong Feng, Guangquan Xu, Zhangjie Fu:
  A novel optimized vertical handover framework for seamless networking integration in cyber-enabled systems. 417-430
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  Ajay Kumara M. A., Jaidhar C. D.:
  Automated multi-level malware detection system based on reconstructed semantic view of executables using machine learning techniques at VMM. 431-446
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  Wei Dai, Yufeng Wang, Qun Jin, Jianhua Ma:
  Geo-QTI: A quality aware truthful incentive mechanism for cyber-physical enabled Geographic crowdsensing. 447-459

Volumes 79, Part 2, February 2018

Regular papers

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  Hui Cui, Robert H. Deng, Yingjiu Li:
  Attribute-based cloud storage with secure provenance over encrypted data. 461-472
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  Yi Zhou, Fazhi He, Neng Hou, Yimin Qiu:
  Parallel ant colony optimization on multi-core SIMD CPUs. 473-487
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  Mohannad J. Alhanahnah, Peter Bertók, Zahir Tari, Sahel Alouneh:
  Context-Aware Multifaceted Trust Framework For Evaluating Trustworthiness of Cloud Providers. 488-499
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  Nazmus S. Nafi, Khandakar Ahmed, Mark A. Gregory, Manoj Datta:
  Software defined neighborhood area network for smart grid applications. 500-513
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  Han Yu, Hongming Cai, Jun Zhou, Lihong Jiang:
  Data service generation framework from heterogeneous printed forms using semantic link discovery. 514-527
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  Huixi Li, Wenjun Li, Qilong Feng, Shigeng Zhang, Haodong Wang, Jianxin Wang:
  Leveraging content similarity among VMI files to allocate virtual machines in cloud. 528-542
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  Souhila Mammeri, Mohand Yazid, Louiza Bouallouche-Medjkoune, Asma Mazouz:
  Performance study and enhancement of multichannel access methods in the future generation VHT WLAN. 543-557
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  Dimitrios Papamartzivanos, Félix Gómez Mármol, Georgios Kambourakis:
  Dendron : Genetic trees driven rule induction for network intrusion detection systems. 558-574
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  Mohamed Elshenawy, Baher Abdulhai, Mohamed El-Darieby:
  Towards a service-oriented cyber-physical systems of systems for smart city mobility applications. 575-587
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  Ben-Jye Chang, Yu-Wei Lee, Ying-Hsin Liang:
  Reward-based Markov chain analysis adaptive global resource management for inter-cloud computing. 588-603
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  Anna V. Kalyuzhnaya, Denis A. Nasonov, Sergey V. Ivanov, Sergey S. Kosukhin, Alexander V. Boukhanovsky:
  Towards a scenario-based solution for extreme metocean event simulation applying urgent computing. 604-617
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  Anton Spivak, Andrew Razumovskiy, Denis A. Nasonov, Alexander Boukhanovsky, Anton Radice:
  Storage tier-aware replicative data reorganization with prioritization for efficient workload processing. 618-629
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  Alexander A. Visheratin, Mikhail Melnik, Denis A. Nasonov, Nikolay Butakov, Alexander V. Boukhanovsky:
  Hybrid scheduling algorithm in early warning systems. 630-642

Special section on Functional Paradigm for High Performance Computing

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  Aleksander Byrski, Katarzyna Rycerz, John Hughes, Kevin Hammond:
  Special section on functional paradigm for high performance computing. 643-644
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  Wojciech Turek:
  Erlang-based desynchronized urban traffic simulation for high-performance computing systems. 645-652
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  David Castro, Kevin Hammond, Susmit Sarkar, Yasir Alguwaifli:
  Automatically deriving cost models for structured parallel processes using hylomorphisms. 653-668
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  Adam D. Barwell, Christopher Brown, Kevin Hammond:
  Finding parallel functional pearls: Automatic parallel recursion scheme detection in Haskell functions via anti-unification. 669-686
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  Tamás Kozsik, Melinda Tóth, István Bozó:
  Free the Conqueror! Refactoring divide-and-conquer functions. 687-699

Special section on Recent Trends in Cloud Computing

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  George A. Gravvanis, John P. Morrison, Dana Petcu, Theo Lynn, Christos K. Filelis-Papadopoulos:
  Special Issue: Recent trends in cloud computing. 700-702
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  Christos K. Filelis-Papadopoulos, George A. Gravvanis, Panagiotis E. Kyziropoulos:
  A framework for simulating large scale cloud infrastructures. 703-714
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  Antonios T. Makaratzis, Konstantinos M. Giannoutakis, Dimitrios Tzovaras:
  Energy modeling in cloud simulation frameworks. 715-725
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  Reginaldo Ré, Rômulo Manciola Meloca, Douglas Nassif Roma Junior, Marcelo Alexandre da Cruz Ismael, Gabriel Costa Silva:
  An empirical study for evaluating the performance of multi-cloud APIs. 726-738
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  Maria Alejandra Rodriguez, Rajkumar Buyya:
  Scheduling dynamic workloads in multi-tenant scientific workflow as a service platforms. 739-750
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  Takfarinas Saber, James Thorburn, Liam Murphy, Anthony Ventresque:
  VM reassignment in hybrid clouds for large decentralised companies: A multi-objective challenge. 751-764
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  Adel Nadjaran Toosi, Richard O. Sinnott, Rajkumar Buyya:
  Resource provisioning for data-intensive applications with deadline constraints on hybrid clouds using Aneka. 765-775

Volumes 79, Part 3, February 2018

Regular papers

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  Xavier Masip-Bruin, Eva Marín-Tordera, Admela Jukan, Guang-Jie Ren:
  Managing resources continuity from the edge to the cloud: Architecture and performance. 777-785
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  Guillermo Oyarzun, Ricard Borrell, Andrey V. Gorobets, Filippo Mantovani, Assensi Oliva:
  Efficient CFD code implementation for the ARM-based Mont-Blanc architecture. 786-796
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  Bo Zhang, Qian Zhang, Zhenhua Huang, Meizi Li, Luqun Li:
  A multi-criteria detection scheme of collusive fraud organization for reputation aggregation in social networks. 797-814
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  Sarogini Grace Pease, Russell Trueman, Callum Davies, Jude Grosberg, Kai Hin Yau, Navjot Kaur, Paul P. Conway, Andrew A. West:
  An intelligent real-time cyber-physical toolset for energy and process prediction and optimisation in the future industrial Internet of Things. 815-829
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  Fabio López-Pires, Benjamín Barán, Leonardo Benítez, Saúl Zalimben, Augusto Amarilla:
  Virtual machine placement for elastic infrastructures in overbooked cloud computing datacenters under uncertainty. 830-848
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  Blesson Varghese, Rajkumar Buyya:
  Next generation cloud computing: New trends and research directions. 849-861
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  Gabriele Mencagli, Massimo Torquati, Marco Danelutto:
  Elastic-PPQ: A two-level autonomic system for spatial preference query processing over dynamic data streams. 862-877
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  K. Kanagaraj, S. Swamynathan:
  Structure aware resource estimation for effective scheduling and execution of data intensive workflows in cloud. 878-891
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  Shapna Muralidharan, Abhishek Roy, Navrati Saxena:
  MDP-IoT: MDP based interest forwarding for heterogeneous traffic in IoT-NDN environment. 892-908
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  Muhammad Farhan, Sohail Jabbar, Muhammad Aslam, Mohammad Hammoudeh, Mudassar Ahmad, Shehzad Khalid, Murad Khan, Kijun Han:
  IoT-based students interaction framework using attention-scoring assessment in eLearning. 909-919
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  Junbao Zhang, Haojun Huang, Yan Luo, Yinting Fan, Guan Yang:
  Immunization-based redundancy elimination in Mobile Opportunistic Networks-Generated big data. 920-927
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  Raheleh Khanduzi, M. Reza Peyghami, Arun Kumar Sangaiah:
  Data envelopment analysis and interdiction median problem with fortification for enabling IoT technologies to relieve potential attacks. 928-940
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  Syed Hassan Ahmed, Shalli Rani:
  A hybrid approach, Smart Street use case and future aspects for Internet of Things in smart cities. 941-951
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  U. Rajendra Acharya, Hamido Fujita, Shu Lih Oh, U. Raghavendra, Jen Hong Tan, Muhammad Adam, Arkadiusz Gertych, Yuki Hagiwara:
  Automated identification of shockable and non-shockable life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias using convolutional neural network. 952-959
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  Zhe Lin:
  Modelling and forecasting the stock market volatility of SSE Composite Index using GARCH models. 960-972
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  Victor I. Chang, Dickson K. W. Chiu, Muthu Ramachandran, Chung-Sheng Li:
  Internet of Things, Big Data and Complex Information Systems: Challenges, solutions and outputs from IoTBD 2016, COMPLEXIS 2016 and CLOSER 2016 selected papers and CLOSER 2015 keynote. 973-974