{"title":"A distributed counter-based non-blocking coordinated checkpoint algorithm for grid computing applications","authors":"G. A. El-Sayed, K. A. Hossny","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462909","url":null,"abstract":"In distributed systems, there are many opportunities for failure. Any component in any compute node could fail. This includes, but is not limited to, the processor, disk, memory, or network interface on the node. Any of these failures will cause the processes running on the affected nodes to crash or produce incorrect results. The common method of ensuring the progress of these processes is to take a checkpoint, this issue is complicated if the processes are inter-communication processes. This paper presents a distributed non-blocking coordinated checkpointing algorithm that ensures producing global consistent checkpoints images. These consistent checkpoint images can be used to migrate application processes to different computing nodes when a failure takes place.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127239995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the fractional order system in the thermal diffusive interface - Part 1: Application to a semi-infinite plane medium","authors":"R. A. Z. Daou, X. Moreau, R. Assaf, F. Christophy","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462853","url":null,"abstract":"The recognition of fractional order behavior when identifying physical systems is relatively new. One of these fields where the fractional order integration can show up is the thermal diffusive interfaces. In fact, for some special conditions, an integration of order 0.5 appears when identifying the system. So, the objective of this work, divided into two parts, is to study the presence and the effects of the fractional order on the system behavior, and to determine the relation between the applied flux, the conduction and the point of measurement of the temperature. Accordingly, this first part will treat the case of homogeneous semi-infinite aluminum bar. Results show that the fractional order behavior of the bar disappears whenever the temperature sensor is far from the boundary where the flux is applied.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128787291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mammogram images thresholding based on between-class variance using a mixture of gamma distributions","authors":"A. A. Ghosn, A. El-Zaart, E. Assidan","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462907","url":null,"abstract":"With one million new cases in the world every year, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and it has been proved that an early diagnosis of the disease can help to strongly enhance the expectancy of survival. Mammography is the most effective imaging method for detecting no-palpable early-stage breast cancer. Image processing techniques has been used for processing the mammogram image. Image thresholding is an important concept, both in the area of objects segmentation and recognition. It has been widely used due to the simplicity of implementation and speed of time execution. Many thresholding techniques have been proposed in the literature. The aim of this paper is to provide formula and their implementation to threshold images using Between-Class Variance with a Mixture of Gamma Distributions. The algorithms will be described by given their steps, and applications. Experimental results are presented to show good results on segmentation of mammogram image.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130052211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical modeling of environmental noise","authors":"C. Schenone","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462847","url":null,"abstract":"Numerical modeling is a powerful tool to analyze outdoor noise propagation. Specific numerical techniques are needed to simulate the behavior of acoustic waves in the external environment. Ray tracing technique and beam tracing technique represent effective numerical methods, which are used in current simulation software. Several attenuation terms are to be considered during propagation, and their calculation deeply affects the accuracy of the modeling. Sources' characterization and dose-effect correlation are further key elements. In spite of these critical aspects, numerical modeling effectively applies to a number of different situation (roads, railways, airports, harbors, industries) in which noise pollution must be analyzed, predicted or reduced.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123404919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Hashem, A. Elshaarany, A. Y. Abdelbarr, E. S. Hassan, M. Fikri
{"title":"Implementing an Enhanced base station using the software defined radio (CUOPENBTS)","authors":"I. Hashem, A. Elshaarany, A. Y. Abdelbarr, E. S. Hassan, M. Fikri","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462899","url":null,"abstract":"An enhanced OpenBTS is implemented. OpenBTS is a software-based GSM access point, allowing standard GSM-compatible mobile phones to make phone calls without depending on existing telecommunication providers' networks. In this paper, the goal was to improve the design of the OpenBTS system by improving the sensitivity and also minimizing the cost of the whole system. So far, we implemented a base station using state-of-the-art software and hardware components, namely GNU Radio and, OpenBTS software with USRP and a single WBX daughterboard hardware (CUOpenBTS), and made a phone call using regular GSM cell phones.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126564877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FPGA implementation of a three-way asynchronous DDR2 memory controller","authors":"G. Daou, A. Kassem, M. Hamad, C. El-Moucary","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462895","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the implementation of a three-way asynchronous Double Data Rate (DDR2) memory controller using a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The objective is to replace the memory buffer in a PC-based oscilloscope, where a First-In First-Out (FIFO) stack was used. The digital oscilloscope is used for measuring and reconstructing eye diagrams for high speed signals, such as Ethernet (1.25, 10.3125 Gbps), PCI-Express (2.5, 5.0, 6.125 Gbps), SATA (1.5, 3.0 Gbps), etc... Replacing the stack with DDR2, improves the quality of the eye diagram, which describes parameters of the input signal, for the DDR2 higher data transfer speed and larger memory size.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"22 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132638932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SRAM-based FPGA design techniques for safety related systems conforming to IEC 61508 a survey and analysis","authors":"A. Hayek, J. Borcsok","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462892","url":null,"abstract":"With the announcement and development of safety standards such as IEC 61508 and DO-254 standards a basis for the implementation of qualitative and quantitative analyzes in the areas of reliability and safety for electronic safety-related systems was laid. Especially with the publication of the second edition of the standard IEC 61508 standard and the introduction of new aspects such as on-chip redundancy and the use of integrated systems in such systems is becoming increasingly attractive. SRAM-based FPGAs are considered as the mainstream FPGA technology and represent an excellent platform for the development of system-on-chips due to their complexity and programming flexibility. In this paper, the implementation of FPGA-based safety-related systems according to the standard IEC 61508 is targeted. First, the advantages and challenges of FPGAs for the use in such systems are presented. Afterwards, measures and methodologies are discussed, which are required for the implementation of such systems. Finally suitable FPGA implementation of these measures is presented.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121742467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Classifying sentiment in arabic social networks: Naïve search versus Naïve bayes","authors":"M. Itani, R. Zantout, L. Hamandi","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462864","url":null,"abstract":"Social networks contain large amounts of posts of different data types (text, images, sounds and videos). Textual posts express authors' opinions (with or against) or feeling (love, hate, optimism, pessimism, or anger). Such opinions are important for commercial and governmental organization since they help checking public opinion about a product, policy or an object in general. In this paper we present the application of two different approaches to classify Arabic Facebook posts. The first one depends on syntactic features, using common patterns used in different Arabic dialects to express opinions. These patterns achieved high accuracy in determining the polarity of a sentiment even when tested against new corpus. This approach acts on informal Arabic text, which has not been addressed before. Different setups were tried and the highest coverage and accuracy achieved were 49.5% and 83.4 % respectively. The second approach is an ordinary probabilistic model, Naïve-Bayes classifier, that assumes the independence of features in determining the class the highest coverage achieved in this approach was 60.5% in the first setup and 91.2% when Naïve search was used as a binary classifier to classify the posts as objective or subjective.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"308 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124387379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy-aware schedulers for real-time energy harvesting systems with quality of service requirements","authors":"M. Abdallah, M. Chetto, Audrey Queudet","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462898","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462898","url":null,"abstract":"Our study concerns energy harvesting embedded systems that have real-time constraints. We present two energy aware scheduling algorithms, namely Green-RTO and Green-BWP which aim to optimize the quality of service of the system measured in terms of deadline success ratio. Such algorithms permit to gracefully cope with processing overload and energy starvation. A simulation study permits to show their performance in comparison with the scheduling algorithm EDeg.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130460798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A hybrid wavelet transform and ANFIS model for short term electric load prediction","authors":"M. Mourad, B. Bouzid, B. Mohamed","doi":"10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTEA.2012.6462886","url":null,"abstract":"A novel approach, combining wavelet transform and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system is proposed in this study for short-term electric load consumption prediction. The use of wavelet techniques is to overcome the discontinuities and a non periodicity in the change on the load curve and to increase the accuracy of time series load prediction. However, the original time series data are decomposed into number of wavelet coefficient signals then used as an input vectors to ANFIS. The outputs from the ANFIS are recombined using the same wavelet technique to predict electric load. Load demand information from a real-world case study based in electricity market of mainland France is used for model development. The results obtained with the proposed model, showed that the mean absolute error in short term electric load prediction of 1.6288% was achieved.","PeriodicalId":245530,"journal":{"name":"2012 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133010998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}