Distributed Systems and Services Group

School of Computing

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

 

Group Publications


2009

75.
Muhammad Mubashir, K., M. Michael, and B. Almut, High error-rate quantum key distribution for long-distance communication. New Journal of Physics, 2009(6): p. 063043..
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74.
L. Liu, D. Russell, J. Xu, D. Webster, Z, Luo, C. Venters & J. Davies, Modelling and Simulation of Network Enabled Capability on Service-Oriented Architecture, Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory, Elsevier, in press, 2009.
73.
S. Bhatti,J. Xu, Survey of Target Tracking Protocols using Wireless Sensor Network,The fifth International conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications ICWMC 2009, August 23-29,2009-Cannes/La Bocca, French Riviera,France.
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D.Webster, J.Xu, D.Mundy, P.Warren. A Practical Model For Conceptual Comparison Using A Wiki. Fourth International M3C Workshop on Interaction with Content around Curriculum Lifecycle. The 9th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies ICALT2009. July 14-18, 2009. Riga, Latvia.
71.
Venters, C. C., Russell, D. J., Liu, L., Luo, Z., Webster, D. E., and Xu, J. (2009). A Scenario-Based Evaluation Framework for Network Enabled Capability, In: COMPSAC 2009: The Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Computer Software and Applications Conference, Seattle, Washington, 20-24 July, 2009.
70.
L. Liu, J. Xu, D. Russell, Self-adaptation and Self-organization for Search in Social Peer-to-Peer Networks, Section 17: Social Networking using P2P Networks, Handbook of Peer-to-Peer Networking, Springer, June 2009.
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69.
P. Townend, J. Xu, M. Birkin, A. Turner, B. Wu, Modelling and Simulation for e-Social Science, in press, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society journal.
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68.
L. Liu, J. Xu, D. Russell, P. Townend, D. Webster, Efficient and Scalable Search on Scale-free P2P Networks, in press, Journal of Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, Springer, ISSN: 1936-6442.
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67.
L. Liu, D. Russell, D. Webster, Z, Luo, C. Venters, J. Xu, J. Davies, Delivering Sustainable Capability on Evolutionary Service-oriented Architecture, in press, 12th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time distributed Computing (ISORC 2009), Tokyo Japan, March 2009, IEEE Computer Society Press.
66.
L. Liu, N. Antonopoulos, S. Mackin, J. Xu, D. Russell, Efficient Resource Discovery in Self-organized Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Wiley, Vol 23(2), February 2009, pp. 159-183.
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2008

65.
Khan, Muhammad; Xu, Jie, "Applications of QKD Networks for High Performance Distributed Computing," SECOQC, Vienna, October 2008
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64.
Townend, Paul; Huai, Jinpeng; Xu, Jie; Looker, Nik; Zhang, Dacheng; Li, Jianxin; Zhong, Liang, "CROWN-C: A High-Assurance Service-Oriented Grid Middleware System," Computer , vol.41, no.8, pp.30-38, Aug. 2008
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63.
L. Liu, D. Russell, J. Xu, J. Davies, K. Irvin, "Agile Properties of Service Oriented Architectures for Network Enabled Capability ", Realising Network Enabled Capability (RNEC 08), Leeds, UK, 2008.
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62.
D. Webster, D. Russell, N.Looker and J. Xu, "Motivations for Change within an Enduring Architecture", Realising Network Enabled Capability (RNEC 08), Leeds, UK, 2008.
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61.
D. Webster, N.Looker, D. Russell, L. Liu and J. Xu, "An Ontology for Evaluation of Network Enabled Capability Architectures", Realising Network Enabled Capability (RNEC 08), Leeds, UK, 2008.
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60.
L. Liu, D. Russell, N. Looker, D. Webster, J. Xu, J. Davies, K. Irvin, Evolutionary Service-Oriented Architecture for Network Enabled Capability, International Workshop on Verification and Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems (VECoS), Leeds, UK, July 2008. Published by the eWiC series of the British Computer Society (BCS).
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59.
P. Townend, J. Xu, M. Birkin, A. Turner, B. Wu, "Modelling and Simulation for e-Social Science Through the Use of Service-Orientation and Web 2.0 Technologies", 4th International Conference e-Social Science, Manchester, June 2008.
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58.
L. Liu, J. Xu, D, Russell, N. Antonopoulos, "Self-organization of Autonomous Peers with Human Strategies", Peer-to-Peer Systems and Applications (P2PSA) track, International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW), Athens, Greece, June 2008, IEEE CS Press.
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57.
L. Liu, N. Antonopoulos, J. Xu, D. Russell, "Investigation of Research Towards Efficient Social Peer-to-Peer Networks", International Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (ICCGI), Athens, Greece, July 2008, IEEE CS Press.
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56.
I.A Jokhio, "An Authentication Broker Service for Scalable EPC Network" The 38th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2008 Student Forum) , Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
55.
N. Looker, D. Webster, D. Russell and J.Xu, "Scenario Based Evaluation," The 11th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time Distributed Computing (ISORC08), Orlando, USA.
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54.
D. Russell, N. Looker, L. Liu and J. Xu, "Service-Oriented Integration of Systems for Military Capability," The 11th IEEE International Symposium on Object/component/service-oriented Real-time Distributed Computing (ISORC08), Orlando, USA.
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2007

53.
Townend, Paul; Xu, Jie; Birkin, Mark; Turner, Andy; Wu, Belinda. "Modelling and simulation for e-Social Science: current progress," in: Proceedings of the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2007 NeSC. 2007.
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52.
P. Townend, N. Looker, D. Zhang, J. Xu, J. Li, L. Zhong, and J. Huai, "CROWN-C: A High-Assurance Service-Oriented Grid Middleware System," The 3Ist EEE High Assurance Systems Engineering Symposium (HASE 2007), Dallas, USA.
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51.
N. Looker and J. Xu, "Dependability Assessment of Grid Middleware," pp 125-130, The 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks, Edinburgh, UK, 2007.
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50.
D. Russell and J. Xu, "Service Oriented Architecture in the Provision of Military Capability," UK e-Science All Hands Meeting, Nottingham, UK September 2007
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49.
Russell, D J; Dew, P M; Djemame, K. "A secure service-based collaborative workflow system," International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management, vol. 2, pp. 230-244. 2007.
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48.
J. Xu, P. Townend, N. Looker and P. Groth, "FT-Grid: A system for achieving fault tolerance in Grids," Concurrency and Computation: Practice & Experience, vol.20, no.3, 2007
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47.
D. Russell and J. Xu "Service Oriented Architectures in the Delivery of Capability," presented at Systems Engineering for Future Capability, SEIC, Loughborough, UK 12th / 13th February 2007.
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46.
N. Looker, J. Xu, and M. Munro, "Determining the Dependability of Service-Oriented Architectures," International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling, pp. 88-97, vol.3, no.1/2,2007
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45.
D. Zhang, J. Xu, and X.Li, "Dynamic cross-realm authentication for multi-party service interactions," in: 37th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN'07), pp. 440-449 IEEE Computer Society Press. 2007.
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2006

44.
P. Townend and J. Xu. "Topology-aware fault-tolerance in service-oriented grids," in: Cox, S J (editors) Proceedings of the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2006, pp. 421-424 NeSC. 2006.
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43.
D. Russell, N. Looker & J. Xu, "SOA, Dependability and Measures and Metrics for NEC," IET Forum on Capability Engineering - At Home and Abroad, London, 2006.
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42.
N. Looker, J. Xu , T. Wo , J. Huai "Application of Fault Injection to Globus Grid Middleware," presented at UK e-Science Programme All Hands Meeting, Nottingham, UK, 2006.
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41.
D. Zhang, J. Li and J. Huai "Instance-level security management in web service business processes," in: Cox, S J (editors) Proceedings of the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2006, pp. 465-472 NeSC. 2006.
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2005

40.
Russell, D., P.M. Dew, and K. Djemame, "Service-Based Collaborative Workflow for DAME" in Proceedings of 2005 IEEE International Conference on Services Computing, Orlando, Florida, 2005.
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39.
N. Looker, L. Burd, S. Drummond, M. Munro, "Pedagogic Data as a Basis > for Web Service Fault Models," presented at IEEE International Workshop on Service-Oriented System Engineering, Beijing, China, October 20-21, 2005.
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38.
P. Townend et al., "The e-Demand project: A Summary", in Proceedings of 4th U.K. e-Science All-Hands Meeting, 19th - 22nd Sept., 2005, ISBN 1-904425-53-4.
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P. Townend, P. Groth, N. Looker, J. Xu, "FT-Grid: A Fault-Tolerance System for e-Science", in Proceedings of 4th U.K. e-Science All-Hands Meeting, 19th - 22nd Sept., 2005, ISBN 1-904425-53-4.
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B. Gwynne, J. Xu, "Improving Dependability in Service Oriented Architectures using Ontologies and Fault Injection", in Proceedings of 4th U.K. e-Science All-Hands Meeting, 19th - 22nd Sept., 2005, ISBN 1-904425-53-4.
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E. Yang, J. Xu, "Integrating an Attack Tolerant Information Service with Taverna", in Proceedings of 4th U.K. e-Science All-Hands Meeting, 19th - 22nd Sept., 2005, ISBN 1-904425-53-4.
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D. Zhang, J. Xu, "On Generating Dependable Decentralised Web Service Business Sessions", in Proceedings of 4th U.K. e-Science All-Hands Meeting, 19th - 22nd Sept., 2005, ISBN 1-904425-53-4.
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N. Looker, J. Xu, M. Munro "Increasing Web Service Dependability Through Consensus Voting," presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Quality Assurance and Testing of Web-Based Applications, COMPSAC, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 25-28, 2005.
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32.
N. Looker, M. Munro, J. Xu "A Comparison of Network Level Fault Injection with Code Insertion," presented at the 29th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 25-28, 2005.
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31.
P. Townend, P. Groth, J. Xu, "A Provenance-Aware Weighted Fault Tolerance Scheme for Service-Based Applications", in Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Symposium on Object-oriented Real-time distributed Computing, Seattle, May 2005.
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30.
E. Yang, J. Xu, "Data-Intensive Ubiquitous Computing Needs the Grid", Workshop on Ubiquitous Computing and e-Research, National eScience Centre, Edinburgh, UK 18-19 May 2005.
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29.
N. Looker, B. Gwynne, J.Xu, M. Munro "An Ontology-Based Approach for Determining the Dependability of Service-Oriented Architectures", 10th IEEE International Workshop on Object-oriented Real-time Dependable Systems, Sedona, USA, 2005.
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28.
N. Looker, M. Munro, J. Xu, "Simulating Errors in Web Services", International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science & Technology, 2005.
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2004

27.
D. Russell, P.M. Dew, and K. Djemame, "Self Securing Dynamic Virtual Organisations" in Proceedings of Workshop on Grid Security Practice and Experience (UK e-Science Task Force), pp. II-1 - II-6, H. Chivers & A. Martin (editors), University of York. 2004.
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D. Russell, P.M. Dew, and K. Djemame, "Access Control for Dynamic Virtual Organisations" in Proceedings of U.K. e-Science 3rd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox Eds., Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-21-6, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept., 2004.
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25.
C. Huang, J. Xu and K. H. Bennett, "Electronic Credential based Security Management in Decentralized Computing Environment”, in Proceedings of U.K. e-Science 3rd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox Eds., Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-21-6, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept., 2004.
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N. Looker, M. Munro, and J. Xu, 'WS-FIT: A Tool for Dependability Analysis of Web Services,' 1st Workshop on Quality Assurance and Testing of Web-Based Applications, Hong Kong, 28-30 Sep 2004.
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23.
N. Looker, M. Munro, and J. Xu, "Assessing Web Service Quality of Service with Fault Injection," presented at Workshop on Quality of Service for Application Servers, SRDS, Brazil, 2004.
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22.
N. Looker, M. Munro and J. Xu, "Testing Web Services", the 16th IFIP International Conference on Testing of Communicating Systems, Oxford, 2004.
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21.
N. Looker, M. Munro, and J. Xu, "Practical Dependability Analysis of SOAP Based Systems”, in Proceedings of U.K. e-Science 3rd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox eds., Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-21-6, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept., 2004.
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20.
P. Townend and J. Xu, "Replication-based Fault Tolerance in a Grid Environment", in Proceedings of U.K. e-Science 3rd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox Eds., Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-21-6, 31st Aug. - 3rd Sept., 2004.
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19.
E. Y. Yang, J. Xu and K. H. Bennett, "Privacy-Enhanced Transactions for Virtual Organizations", in Proceedings of U.K. e-Science 3rd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox Eds., Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-21-6, 31st Aug. – 3rd Sept., 2004.
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18.
D. Zhang and J. Xu, “Multi-party Authentication for Web Services: Protocols, Implementation and Evaluation”, in Proceedings of 7th IEEE International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC’04), Vienna, Austria, pp. 227 – 234, May 2004.
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17.
F. Zhu, K. Bennett, J. Xu, et. al., "Dynamic data integration using web services", Proc. 2004 IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2004), pp. 262-269 IEEE Computer Society Press. 2004.
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2003

16.
K. Bennett and J.Xu, "Software Services and Software Maintenance", in Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE European Conference on Software Maintenance and Re-engineering, Mar. 2003.
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15.
K. Bennett, N. Gold, P. Layzell, J. Xu, et. al., "A broker architecture for integrating data using a web services environment", in Orlowska, M E, Weerawarana, S, Papazoglou, M P & Yang, J (editors) Service Oriented Computing - ISOC 2003, pp. 409-422 Springer-Verlag. 2003.
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14.
N. Looker and J. Xu, "Assessing the Dependability of OGSA Middleware by Fault Injection", in IEEE International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, Florence, Italy, Oct. 2003.
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13.
N. Looker and J. Xu, "Assessing the Dependability of SOAP RPC based Web Services by Fault Injection", in IEEE International Workshop on Object-Oriented, Real-Time and Dependable Systems, Capri Island, Oct. 2003.
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N. Looker and J. Xu, "Dependability Assessment of an OGSA Compliant Middleware Implementation by Fault Injection", presented at UK e-Science All Hands Meeting 2003, Nottingham, UK, 2003.
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11.
S. Pears, J. Xu and C. Boldyreff, "A Dynamic Shadow Approach for Mobile Agents to Survive Crash Failures", in Proc. 6th IEEE International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing, Japan, pp.113-120, May 2003.
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10.
S. Pears, J. Xu and C. Boldyreff, "Mobile Agent Fault Tolerance for Information Retrieval Applications: An Exception Handling Approach", in Proc. 6th IEEE International Symposium on Autonomous Decentralized Systems, Pisa, Italy, pp.115-124, April 2003.
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9.
E. Y. Yang, J. Xu, and K. H. Bennett, "Sharing with Limited Trust: An Attack-Tolerant Service in Durham e-Demand Project", in Proc. UK eScience 2nd All-Hands Meeting, Simon J. Cox Eds, Nottingham Conference Center, U.K., ISBN 1-904425-11-9, Sept. 2nd-4th, 2003.
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2002

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P. Townend, J. Xu and M. Munro, "Building Embedded Fault-Tolerant Systems for Critical Applications: An Experimental Study", in Distributed and Parallell Embedded Systems (ed. B. Kleinjohann), Kluwer, Sept. 2002.
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P. Townend, J. Xu and M. Munro, "Building Dependable Software for Critical Applications: Multi-version Software versus One Good Version", in Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems (ed. R. Baldoni), IEEE Computer Society Press, pp.103-110, 2002.
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P. Townend and J. Xu, "Assessing Multi-version Systems through Fault Injection", in Proc. 7th IEEE International Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems, San Diego, pp.105-112, Jan. 2002.
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J. Xu, B. Randell, and A. Romanovsky, "A Generic Approach to Structuring and Implementing Complex Fault-tolerant Software", in Proc. 5th IEEE International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-Time Distributed Computing, Crystal City, pp.207-214, May 2002.
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4.
E. Y. Yang, J. Xu and K.H. Bennett, "A Fault-Tolerant Approach to Secure Information Retrieval", in Proc. 21st IEEE International Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, Osaka, Japan, pp.12-21, Oct. 2002.
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E.Y. Yang, J. Xu and K.H. Bennett, "Private Information Retrieval in the Presence of Malicious Failures", in Proc. 26th IEEE International Conference on Computer Software and Applications, Oxford, England, pp.805-810, Aug. 2002.
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2001

2.
P. Townend, J. Xu, M. Munro, "Building Dependable Software for Critical Applications: Multi-Version Software Versus One Good Version", in Proceedings of 6th IEEE International Workshop on Object-Oriented Real-Time Dependable Systems, Rome, pp. 103-110, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2001.
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1.
P. Townend, J. Xu, M. Munro, "Multi-Version Software Versus One Good Version: A Further Study and Some Results", fast abstract presented at IEEE International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN), Sweden, 2001.
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