5. EPEW 2008: Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Nigel Thomas, Carlos Juiz (Eds.): Computer Performance Engineering, 5th European Performance Engineering Workshop, EPEW 2008, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 24-25, 2008. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5261 Springer 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-87411-9

Invited Papers

Boudewijn R. Haverkort:
Performance and Dependability Evaluation: Successes, Failures and Challenges. 1
Allan Clark, Adam Duguid, Stephen Gilmore, Mirco Tribastone:
Partial Evaluation of PEPA Models for Fluid-Flow Analysis. 2-16

Software Performance Engineering

Anne Martens, Steffen Becker, Heiko Koziolek, Ralf Reussner:
An Empirical Investigation of the Applicability of a Component-Based Performance Prediction Method. 17-31
Xiuping Wu, C. Murray Woodside:
A Calibration Framework for Capturing and Calibrating Software Performance Models. 32-47
Pablo Ezequiel Guerrero, Kai Sachs, Stephan Butterweck, Alejandro P. Buchmann:
Performance Evaluation of Embedded ECA Rule Engines: A Case Study. 48-63

Stochastic Process Algebra and SANs

Marco Bernardo:
Towards State Space Reduction Based on T-Lumpability-Consistent Relations. 64-78
Jeremy T. Bradley:
A Ticking Clock: Performance Analysis of a Circadian Rhythm with Stochastic Process Algebra. 79-94
Lamia Djoudi, Leïla Kloul:
Assembly Code Analysis Using Stochastic Process Algebra. 95-109
Jean-Michel Fourneau:
Product Form Steady-State Distribution for Stochastic Automata Networks with Domino Synchronizations. 110-124

Performance Query Specification and Measurement

Allan Clark, Stephen Gilmore:
State-Aware Performance Analysis with eXtended Stochastic Probes. 125-140

Computer and Communications Networks

Lei Wang, Nicholas J. Dingle, William J. Knottenbelt:
Natural Language Specification of Performance Trees. 141-151
Mariusz Glabowski:
Recurrent Method for Blocking Probability Calculation in Multi-service Switching Networks with BPP Traffic. 152-167
Damian Parniewicz, Maciej Stasiak, Janusz Wiewióra, Piotr Zwierzykowski:
An Approximate Model of the WCDMA Interface Servicing a Mixture of Multi-rate Traffic Streams with Priorities. 168-180

Queueing Theory and Markov Chains

Philipp Reinecke, Katinka Wolter, Johannes Zapotoczky:
Performance Analysis of Dynamic Priority Shifting. 181-196
Bart Feyaerts, Sabine Wittevrongel:
Performance Analysis of a Priority Queue with Place Reservation and General Transmission Times. 197-211
Zsolt Saffer, Miklós Telek:
Analysis of BMAP/G/1 Vacation Model of Non-M/G/1-Type. 212-226

Applications

Ana Busic, Jean-Michel Fourneau:
Stochastic Bounds for Partially Generated Markov Chains: An Algebraic Approach. 227-241
Huqiu Zhang, Aad P. A. van Moorsel:
Evaluation of P2P Algorithms for Probabilistic Trust Inference in a Web of Trust. 242-256
Maciej Stasiak, Slawomir Hanczewski:
Approximation for Multi-service Systems with Reservation by Systems with Limited-Availability. 257-267