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  1. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen, Peng Li
    CPU scheduling for statistically-assured real-time performance and improved energy efficiency. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    CODES+ISSS, 2004, pp:110-115 [Conf]
  2. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Adaptive Time-Critical Resource Management Using Time/Utility Functions: Past, Present, and Future. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    COMPSAC Workshops, 2004, pp:12-13 [Conf]
  3. Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Lock-free synchronization for dynamic embedded real-time systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    DATE, 2006, pp:438-443 [Conf]
  4. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Energy-Efficient, Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling Under the Unimodal Arbitrary Arrival Model. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    DATE, 2005, pp:474-479 [Conf]
  5. Binoy Ravindran, Lonnie R. Welch, Christian Kelling
    Building Distributed Scalable Dependable Real-TimeSystems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ECBS, 1997, pp:452-459 [Conf]
  6. Binoy Ravindran, Baoping Zhang
    On Adaptive Communication in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ECBS, 2001, pp:119-0 [Conf]
  7. Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    A Space-Optimal Wait-Free Real-Time Synchronization Protocol. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ECRTS, 2005, pp:79-88 [Conf]
  8. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen, Peng Li
    Energy-efficient, utility accrual scheduling under resource constraints for mobile embedded systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    EMSOFT, 2004, pp:64-73 [Conf]
  9. Hyeonjoong Cho, Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On Multiprocessor Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling with Statistical Timing Assurances. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    EUC, 2006, pp:274-286 [Conf]
  10. Binoy Ravindran
    Quality of Service Management in Distributed Asynchronous Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Euro-Par, 1999, pp:489-496 [Conf]
  11. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran
    Efficiently Tolerating Failures in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    HASE, 2002, pp:19-26 [Conf]
  12. Tamir Hegazy, Binoy Ravindran
    On Decentralized Proactive Resource Allocation in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    HASE, 2002, pp:27-36 [Conf]
  13. Binoy Ravindran, Gérard Le Lann, Peng Li
    Constructing High Assurance Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems: A Proof-Based System Engineering Approach. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    HASE, 2002, pp:89-92 [Conf]
  14. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran, Hyeonjoong Cho, E. Douglas Jensen
    Scheduling Distributable Real-Time Threads in Tempus Middleware. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ICPADS, 2004, pp:187-194 [Conf]
  15. Lakshmi Ramaswamy, Binoy Ravindran
    A Best-Effort Communication Protocol for Real-Time Broadcast Networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ICPP, 2002, pp:519-526 [Conf]
  16. Jinggang Wang, Binoy Ravindran
    BPA: A Fast Packet Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Switched Ethernet Networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ICPP, 2002, pp:159-166 [Conf]
  17. Binoy Ravindran, Stephen H. Edwards
    Palette: A Reuse-Oriented Specification Language for Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ICSR, 2000, pp:20-40 [Conf]
  18. Binoy Ravindran, Tamir Hegazy
    A Predictive Algorithm for Adaptive Resource Management of Periodic Tasks in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IPDPS, 2001, pp:30- [Conf]
  19. Binoy Ravindran, Lonnie R. Welch, Carl Bruggeman, Behrooz Shirazi, Charles Cavanaugh
    A Resource Management Model for Dynamic, Scalable, Dependable, Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IPPS/SPDP Workshops, 1998, pp:931-936 [Conf]
  20. Behrooz Shirazi, Lonnie R. Welch, Binoy Ravindran, Charles Cavanaugh, Barath Yanamula, Russ Brucks, Eui-nam Huh
    DynBench: A Dynamic Benchmark Suite for Distributed Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IPPS/SPDP Workshops, 1999, pp:1335-1349 [Conf]
  21. Lonnie R. Welch, Binoy Ravindran, Paul V. Werme, Michael W. Masters, Behrooz Shirazi, Prashant A. Shirolkar, Robert D. Harrison, D. Wayne Mills, Tuy Do, Judy Lafratta, Shafqat Anwar, Steve Sharp, Terry Sergeant, George Bilowus, Mark Swick, Jim Hoppel, Joseph M. Caruso
    Distributed, Scalable, Dependable Real-Time Systems: Middleware Services and Applications. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IPPS/SPDP, 1999, pp:297-301 [Conf]
  22. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On the Joint Utility Accrual Model. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IPDPS, 2004, pp:- [Conf]
  23. Binoy Ravindran, Pushkin Kachroo, Tamir Hegazy
    Adaptive Resource Management in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems Using Feedback Control Functions. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISADS, 2001, pp:39-46 [Conf]
  24. Hyeonjoong Cho, Chewoo Na, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On Scheduling Garbage Collector in Dynamic Real-Time Systems With Statistical Timing Assurances. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2006, pp:215-223 [Conf]
  25. Karthik Channakeshava, Binoy Ravindran
    On Utility Accrual Real-Time Channel Establishment in Multi-Hop Networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2004, pp:277-284 [Conf]
  26. Peng Li, Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Stochastic, Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling with Task-Level and System-Level Timeliness Assurances. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2005, pp:216-223 [Conf]
  27. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran, Jinggang Wang, Glenn Konowicz
    Choir: A Real-Time Middleware Architecture Supporting Benefit-Based Proactive Resource Allocation. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2003, pp:292-300 [Conf]
  28. Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen, Peng Li
    On Recent Advances in Time/Utility Function Real-Time Scheduling and Resource Management. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2005, pp:55-60 [Conf]
  29. Binoy Ravindran, Gérard Le Lann, Jinggang Wang, Peng Li
    A Systems Engineering Approach for Constructing Certifiable Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2003, pp:105-112 [Conf]
  30. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Utility Accrual Scheduling under Joint Utility and Resource Constraints. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ISORC, 2004, pp:307-314 [Conf]
  31. Shahrooz Feizabadi, William S. Beebee, Binoy Ravindran, Peng Li, Martin C. Rinard
    Utilitiy Accrual Scheduling with Real-Time Java. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    OTM Workshops, 2003, pp:550-563 [Conf]
  32. Lonnie R. Welch, Paul V. Werme, Larry A. Fontenot, Michael W. Masters, Behrooz Shirazi, Binoy Ravindran, D. Wayne Mills
    Adaptive QoS and Resource Management using a Posteriori Workload Characterizations. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Real Time Technology and Applications Symposium, 1999, pp:266-275 [Conf]
  33. Chewoo Na, Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Garbage Collector Scheduling in Dynamic, Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    RTCSA, 2006, pp:101-105 [Conf]
  34. Haisang Wu, Umut Balli, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling under Variable Cost Functions. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    RTCSA, 2005, pp:213-219 [Conf]
  35. Lonnie R. Welch, Binoy Ravindran, Behrooz Shirazi, Carl Bruggeman
    Specification and Modeling of Dynamic, Distributed Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Real-Time Systems Symposium, 1998, pp:72-81 [Conf]
  36. Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    An Optimal Real-Time Scheduling Algorithm for Multiprocessors. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    RTSS, 2006, pp:101-110 [Conf]
  37. Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On utility accrual processor scheduling with wait-free synchronization for embedded real-time software. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    SAC, 2006, pp:918-922 [Conf]
  38. Shahrooz Feizabadi, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    MSA: a memory-aware utility accrual scheduling algorithm. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    SAC, 2005, pp:857-862 [Conf]
  39. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On bounding energy consumption in dynamic, embedded real-time systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    SAC, 2006, pp:933-934 [Conf]
  40. Edward Curley, Jonathan Stephen Anderson, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Recovering from Distributable Thread Failures with Assured Timeliness in Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    SRDS, 2006, pp:267-276 [Conf]
  41. Jinggang Wang, Binoy Ravindran, Tom Martin
    A Power-Aware, Best-Effort Real-Time Task Scheduling Algorithm. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    WSTFEUS, 2003, pp:21-0 [Conf]
  42. Binoy Ravindran, Tamir Hegazy
    RBA: A Best Effort Resource Allocation Algorithm for Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, 2001, v:33, n:2, pp:158-172 [Journal]
  43. Binoy Ravindran, Ravi K. Devarasetty, Behrooz Shirazi
    Adaptive Resource Management Algorithms for Periodic Tasks in Dynamic Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    J. Parallel Distrib. Comput., 2002, v:62, n:10, pp:1527-1547 [Journal]
  44. Binoy Ravindran, Peng Li, Tamir Hegazy
    Proactive resource allocation for asynchronous real-time distributed systems in the presence of processor failures. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    J. Parallel Distrib. Comput., 2003, v:63, n:12, pp:1219-1242 [Journal]
  45. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran
    Efficiently tolerating failures in asynchronous real-time distributed systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Journal of Systems Architecture, 2004, v:50, n:10, pp:607-621 [Journal]
  46. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran
    Proactive QoS negotiation in asynchronous real-time distributed systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Journal of Systems and Software, 2004, v:73, n:, pp:75-88 [Journal]
  47. Binoy Ravindran
    LMR, DTA: adaptive communication algorithms for asynchronous real-time distributed systems using token-ring networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Journal of Systems and Software, 2003, v:65, n:1, pp:51-70 [Journal]
  48. Binoy Ravindran, Lonnie R. Welch, Behrooz Shirazi
    Resource Management Middleware for Dynamic, Dependable Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Real-Time Systems, 2001, v:20, n:2, pp:183-196 [Journal]
  49. Karthik Channakeshava, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Utility Accrual Channel Establishment in Multihop Networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2006, v:55, n:4, pp:428-442 [Journal]
  50. Tamir Hegazy, Binoy Ravindran
    Using Application Benefit for Proactive Resource Allocation in Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2002, v:51, n:8, pp:945-962 [Journal]
  51. E. Douglas Jensen, Binoy Ravindran
    Guest Editors' Introduction to Special Section on Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2002, v:51, n:8, pp:881-882 [Journal]
  52. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran
    Fast, Best-Effort Real-Time Scheduling Algorithms. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2004, v:53, n:9, pp:1159-1175 [Journal]
  53. Peng Li, Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    A Utility Accrual Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time Activities with Mutual Exclusion Resource Constraints. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2006, v:55, n:4, pp:454-469 [Journal]
  54. Binoy Ravindran, Peng Li
    DPR, LPR: Proactive Resource Allocation Algorithms for Asynchronous Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2004, v:53, n:2, pp:201-216 [Journal]
  55. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen, Peng Li
    Time/Utility Function Decomposition Techniques for Utility Accrual Scheduling Algorithms in Real-Time Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2005, v:54, n:9, pp:1138-1153 [Journal]
  56. Umut Balli, Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, Jonathan Stephen Anderson, E. Douglas Jensen
    Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling under Variable Cost Functions. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2007, v:56, n:3, pp:385-401 [Journal]
  57. Hyeonjoong Cho, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Space-Optimal, Wait-Free Real-Time Synchronization. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2007, v:56, n:3, pp:373-384 [Journal]
  58. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen, Peng Li
    Energy-efficient, utility accrual scheduling under resource constraints for mobile embedded systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ACM Trans. Embedded Comput. Syst., 2006, v:5, n:3, pp:513-542 [Journal]
  59. Jinggang Wang, Binoy Ravindran
    Time-Utility Function-Driven Switched Ethernet: Packet Scheduling Algorithm, Implementation, and Feasibility Analysis. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Parallel Distrib. Syst., 2004, v:15, n:2, pp:119-133 [Journal]
  60. Peng Li, Binoy Ravindran, Syed Suhaib, Shahrooz Feizabadi
    A Formally Verified Application-Level Framework for Real-Time Scheduling on POSIX Real-Time Operating Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Software Eng., 2004, v:30, n:9, pp:613-629 [Journal]
  61. Binoy Ravindran
    Engineering Dynamic Real-Time Distributed Systems: Architecture, System Description Language, and Middleware. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Software Eng., 2002, v:28, n:1, pp:30-57 [Journal]
  62. Binoy Ravindran, Edward Curley, E. Douglas Jensen
    On Scheduling Exception Handlers in Dynamic, Embedded Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    ICESS, 2007, pp:510-529 [Conf]
  63. Binoy Ravindran, Jonathan Stephen Anderson, E. Douglas Jensen
    On Distributed Real-Time Scheduling in Networked Embedded Systems in the Presence of Crash Failures. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    SEUS, 2007, pp:67-81 [Conf]
  64. Kai Han, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Byzantine-Tolerant, Information Propagation in Untrustworthy and Unreliable Networks. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    NBiS, 2007, pp:207-216 [Conf]
  65. Hyeonjoong Cho, Chewoo Na, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    On scheduling garbage collector in dynamic real-time systems with statistical timing assurances. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    Real-Time Systems, 2007, v:36, n:1-2, pp:23-46 [Journal]
  66. Haisang Wu, Binoy Ravindran, E. Douglas Jensen
    Utility Accrual Real-Time Scheduling Under the Unimodal Arbitrary Arrival Model with Energy Bounds. [Citation Graph (0, 0)][DBLP]
    IEEE Trans. Computers, 2007, v:56, n:10, pp:1358-1371 [Journal]

  67. RTQG: Real-Time Quorum-based Gossip Protocol for Unreliable Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  68. Fast Scheduling of Distributable Real-Time Threads with Assured End-to-End Timeliness. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  69. LRTG: Scheduling Distributed Real-Time Tasks in Unreliable and Untrustworthy Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  70. On bounding response times under software transactional memory in distributed multiprocessor real-time systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  71. Energy Efficient Sleep Scheduling in Sensor Networks for Multiple Target Tracking. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  72. On Multihop Broadcast over Adaptively Duty-Cycled Wireless Sensor Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  73. Consensus-Driven Distributable Thread Scheduling in Networked Embedded Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  74. RT-P2P: A Scalable Real-Time Peer-to-Peer System with Probabilistic Timing Assurances. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  75. Assured-Timeliness Integrity Protocols for Distributable Real-Time Threads with in Dynamic Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  76. Real-Time, Byzantine-Tolerant Information Dissemination in Unreliable and Untrustworthy Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  77. Integrated Real-Time Scheduling and Communication with Probabilistic Timing Assurances in Unreliable Distributed Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  78. RTMG: Scheduling real-time distributable threads in large-scale, unreliable networks with low message overhead. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  79. Scheduling Dependent Distributable Real-Time Threads in Dynamic Networked Embedded Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  80. On Distributed Time-Dependent Shortest Paths over Duty-Cycled Wireless Sensor Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  81. Energy efficient sleep scheduling based on moving directions in target tracking sensor network. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  82. On Best-Effort Real-Time Assurances for Recovering from Distributable Thread Failures in Distributed Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  83. On Collaborative Scheduling of Distributable Real-Time Threads in Dynamic, Networked Embedded Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  84. CQS-Pair: Cyclic Quorum System Pair for Wakeup Scheduling in Wireless Sensor Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  85. Brief Announcement: Relay: A Cache-Coherence Protocol for Distributed Transactional Memory. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  86. An Approximation Algorithm for Minimum-Delay Peer-to-Peer Streaming. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  87. NAP: An Agent-Based Scheme on Reducing Churn-Induced Delays for P2P Live Streaming. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  88. Brief announcement: queuing or priority queuing? on the design of cache-coherence protocols for distributed transactional memory. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  89. Brief announcement: on enhancing concurrency in distributed transactional memory. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  90. RTG-L: Dependably Scheduling Real-Time Distributable Threads in Large-Scale, Unreliable Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  91. SOQ: A Service-Oriented Quorum-Based Protocol for Resilient Real-Time Communication in Partitionable Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  92. Scheduling distributable real-time threads in the presence of crash failures and message losses. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  93. On scheduling soft real-time tasks with lock-free synchronization for embedded devices. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  94. Response time analysis of software transactional memory-based distributed real-time systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  95. Opportunistic real-time routing in multi-hop wireless sensor networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  96. On Scalable Synchronization for Distributed Embedded Real-Time Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  97. CFlood: A Constrained Flooding Protocol for Real-time Data Delivery in Wireless Sensor Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  98. Lightweight Live Migration for High Availability Cluster Service. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  99. On Transactional Scheduling in Distributed Transactional Memory Systems. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  100. On a Self-Organizing MANET Event Routing Architecture with Causal Dependency Awareness. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  101. Synchronization for an optimal real-time scheduling algorithm on multiprocessors. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  102. Rate Allocation with Lifetime Maximization and Fairness for Data Aggregation in Sensor Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


  103. RTRD: Real-Time and Reliable Data Delivery in Ad Hoc Networks. [Citation Graph (, )][DBLP]


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