An Experimental Performance Evaluation of Autoscalers for Complex Workflows
TOMPECS (Best Paper Nominations from ICPE'17, revised and extended versions). Accepted, in print.
Dick H.J. Epema
Professor TU Delft
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Resource management and scheduling/Lead Koala/Co-lead Tribler
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An Experimental Performance Evaluation of Autoscaling Policies for Complex Workflows
ICPE 2017: 75--86 (Nominated for Best Paper Award)
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Modeling, analysis, and experimental comparison of streaming graph-partitioning policies.
J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 108: 106-121 (2017)
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When Game Becomes Life: The Creators and Spectators of Online Game Replays and Live Streaming.
TOMCCAP 12(4): 47:1-47:24 (2016)
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Design and Experimental Evaluation of Distributed Heterogeneous Graph-Processing Systems
CCGrid 2016: 203-212
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An Availability-on-Demand Mechanism for Datacenters.
CCGRID 2015: 495-504
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Area of Simulation: Mechanism and Architecture for Multi-Avatar Virtual Environments.
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V for Vicissitude: The Challenge of Scaling Complex Big Data Workflows
CCGRID 2014: 927-932
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Socializing by Gaming: Revealing Social Relationships in Multiplayer Online Games
TKDD 10(2): 11:1-11:29 (2015)
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An Empirical Performance Evaluation of GPU-Enabled Graph-Processing Systems.
CCGRID 2015: 423-432
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Balanced resource allocations across multiple dynamic MapReduce clusters
SIGMETRICS 2014: 329-341
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Characterization of Human Mobility in Networked Virtual Environments.
NOSSDAV 2014: 13
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IaaS Cloud Benchmarking: Approaches, Challenges, and Experience.
Cloud Computing for Data-Intensive Applications 2014: 83-104 (book chapter)
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An experience report on using gamification in technical higher education.
SIGCSE 2014: 27-32
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The BTWorld use case for big data analytics: Description, MapReduce logical workflow, and empirical evaluation
2013, IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData)
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Massivizing Multi-player Online Games on Clouds.
CCGRID 2013: 152-155
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Scheduling Jobs in the Cloud Using On-Demand and Reserved Instances.
Euro-Par 2013: 242-254
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The Failure Trace Archive: Enabling the comparison of failure measurements and models of distributed systems.
J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 73(8): 1208-1223 (2013)
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Grid Computing Workloads.
IEEE Internet Computing 15(2): 19-26 (2011)
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Identifying, analyzing, and modeling flashcrowds in BitTorrent.
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On the Performance Variability of Production Cloud Services.
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Performance Analysis of Cloud Computing Services for Many-Tasks Scientific Computing
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS)
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Sampling Bias in BitTorrent Measurements.
Euro-Par 2010: 484-496
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The performance of bags-of-tasks in large-scale distributed systems.
HPDC 2010: 49-60
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The Failure Trace Archive: Enabling Comparative Analysis of Failures in Diverse Distributed Systems.
CCGRID 2010: 398-407 (Best Paper Award)
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Analysis and modeling of time-correlated failures in large-scale distributed systems.
GRID 2010: 65-72
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A Model for Space-Correlated Failures in Large-Scale Distributed Systems.
Euro-Par 2010: 88-100
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C-Meter: A Framework for Performance Analysis of Computing Clouds.
CCGRID 2009: 472-477
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Trace-based evaluation of job runtime and queue wait time predictions in grids.
HPDC 2009: 111-120
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On the characteristics of grid workflows.
CoreGRID Symposium at Euro-Par 2008
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Efficient management of data center resources for massively multiplayer online games.
SC 2008: 10
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Inter-operating grids through Delegated MatchMaking.
Scientific Programming 16(2-3): 233-253 (2008) (Special Issue with Nominated and Best Paper Awards at SC|07
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A performance study of grid workflow engines.
GRID 2008: 25-32
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The performance of bags-of-tasks in large-scale distributed systems.
HPDC 2008: 97-108
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The Grid Workloads Archive.
Future Generation Comp. Syst. 24(7): 672-686 (2008)
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TRIBLER: a social-based peer-to-peer system.
Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 20(2): 127-138 (2008)
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Build-and-Test Workloads for Grid Middleware: Problem, Analysis, and Applications.
CCGRID 2007: 205-213
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The Characteristics and Performance of Groups of Jobs in Grids.
Euro-Par 2007: 382-393
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Inter-operating grids through delegated matchmaking.
SC 2007: 13 (Nominated for Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award)
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On the dynamic resource availability in grids.
GRID 2007: 26-33
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On Grid Performance Evaluation Using Synthetic Workloads.
JSSPP 2006: 232-255
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Provisioning and Scheduling Resources for World-Wide Data-Sharing Services.
e-Science 2006: 84
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GRENCHMARK: A Framework for Analyzing, Testing, and Comparing Grids.
CCGRID 2006: 313-320
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Correlating Topology and Path Characteristics of Overlay Networks and the Internet.
CCGRID 2006: 10
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How are Real Grids Used? The Analysis of Four Grid Traces and Its Implications.
GRID 2006: 262-269
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2Fast : Collaborative Downloads in P2P Networks.
Peer-to-Peer Computing 2006: 23-30 (Best Paper Award)
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An Experimental Performance Evaluation of Autoscaling Policies for Complex Workflows
ICPE 2017: 75--86 (Nominated for Best Paper Award)
PDF
Cite
Modeling, analysis, and experimental comparison of streaming graph-partitioning policies.
J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 108: 106-121 (2017)
PDF
Cite
When Game Becomes Life: The Creators and Spectators of Online Game Replays and Live Streaming.
TOMCCAP 12(4): 47:1-47:24 (2016)
PDF
Cite
Design and Experimental Evaluation of Distributed Heterogeneous Graph-Processing Systems
CCGrid 2016: 203-212
PDF
Cite
An Availability-on-Demand Mechanism for Datacenters.
CCGRID 2015: 495-504
PDF
Cite
Area of Simulation: Mechanism and Architecture for Multi-Avatar Virtual Environments.
TOMCCAP 12(1): 8:1-8:24 (2015)
PDF
Cite
V for Vicissitude: The Challenge of Scaling Complex Big Data Workflows
CCGRID 2014: 927-932
PDF
Cite
Socializing by Gaming: Revealing Social Relationships in Multiplayer Online Games
TKDD 10(2): 11:1-11:29 (2015)
PDF
Cite
An Empirical Performance Evaluation of GPU-Enabled Graph-Processing Systems.
CCGRID 2015: 423-432
PDF
Cite
Balanced resource allocations across multiple dynamic MapReduce clusters
SIGMETRICS 2014: 329-341
PDF
Cite
Characterization of Human Mobility in Networked Virtual Environments.
NOSSDAV 2014: 13
PDF
Cite
IaaS Cloud Benchmarking: Approaches, Challenges, and Experience.
Cloud Computing for Data-Intensive Applications 2014: 83-104 (book chapter)
PDF
Cite
An experience report on using gamification in technical higher education.
SIGCSE 2014: 27-32
PDF
Cite
The BTWorld use case for big data analytics: Description, MapReduce logical workflow, and empirical evaluation
2013, IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData)
PDF
Cite
Massivizing Multi-player Online Games on Clouds.
CCGRID 2013: 152-155
PDF
Cite
Scheduling Jobs in the Cloud Using On-Demand and Reserved Instances.
Euro-Par 2013: 242-254
PDF
Cite
The Failure Trace Archive: Enabling the comparison of failure measurements and models of distributed systems.
J. Parallel Distrib. Comput. 73(8): 1208-1223 (2013)
PDF
Cite
Grid Computing Workloads.
IEEE Internet Computing 15(2): 19-26 (2011)
PDF
Cite
Identifying, analyzing, and modeling flashcrowds in BitTorrent.
Peer-to-Peer Computing 2011: 240-249
PDF
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On the Performance Variability of Production Cloud Services.
CCGRID 2011: 104-113
PDF
Cite
Performance Analysis of Cloud Computing Services for Many-Tasks Scientific Computing
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS)
PDF
Cite
Sampling Bias in BitTorrent Measurements.
Euro-Par 2010: 484-496
PDF
Cite
The performance of bags-of-tasks in large-scale distributed systems.
HPDC 2010: 49-60
PDF
Cite
The Failure Trace Archive: Enabling Comparative Analysis of Failures in Diverse Distributed Systems.
CCGRID 2010: 398-407 (Best Paper Award)
PDF
Cite
Analysis and modeling of time-correlated failures in large-scale distributed systems.
GRID 2010: 65-72
PDF
Cite
A Model for Space-Correlated Failures in Large-Scale Distributed Systems.
Euro-Par 2010: 88-100
PDF
Cite
C-Meter: A Framework for Performance Analysis of Computing Clouds.
CCGRID 2009: 472-477
PDF
Cite
Trace-based evaluation of job runtime and queue wait time predictions in grids.
HPDC 2009: 111-120
PDF
Cite
On the characteristics of grid workflows.
CoreGRID Symposium at Euro-Par 2008
PDF
Cite
Efficient management of data center resources for massively multiplayer online games.
SC 2008: 10
PDF
Cite
Inter-operating grids through Delegated MatchMaking.
Scientific Programming 16(2-3): 233-253 (2008) (Special Issue with Nominated and Best Paper Awards at SC|07
PDF
Cite
A performance study of grid workflow engines.
GRID 2008: 25-32
PDF
Cite
The performance of bags-of-tasks in large-scale distributed systems.
HPDC 2008: 97-108
PDF
Cite
The Grid Workloads Archive.
Future Generation Comp. Syst. 24(7): 672-686 (2008)
PDF
Cite
TRIBLER: a social-based peer-to-peer system.
Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience 20(2): 127-138 (2008)
PDF
Cite
Build-and-Test Workloads for Grid Middleware: Problem, Analysis, and Applications.
CCGRID 2007: 205-213
PDF
Cite
The Characteristics and Performance of Groups of Jobs in Grids.
Euro-Par 2007: 382-393
PDF
Cite
Inter-operating grids through delegated matchmaking.
SC 2007: 13 (Nominated for Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award)
PDF
Cite
On the dynamic resource availability in grids.
GRID 2007: 26-33
PDF
Cite
On Grid Performance Evaluation Using Synthetic Workloads.
JSSPP 2006: 232-255
PDF
Cite
Provisioning and Scheduling Resources for World-Wide Data-Sharing Services.
e-Science 2006: 84
PDF
Cite
GRENCHMARK: A Framework for Analyzing, Testing, and Comparing Grids.
CCGRID 2006: 313-320
PDF
Cite
Correlating Topology and Path Characteristics of Overlay Networks and the Internet.
CCGRID 2006: 10
PDF
Cite
How are Real Grids Used? The Analysis of Four Grid Traces and Its Implications.
GRID 2006: 262-269
PDF
Cite
2Fast : Collaborative Downloads in P2P Networks.
Peer-to-Peer Computing 2006: 23-30 (Best Paper Award)
PDF
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