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Network-Based Intrusion Detection Using Neural Networks: With the growth of computer networking, electronic commerce, and web services, security of networking systems has become very important. Many companies now rely on web services as a major source of revenue. Computer hacking poses significant problems to these companies, as distributed attacks can render their cyber-storefront inoperable for long...; Tags: network, rensselaer polytechnic institute, neural network, networking, intrusion detection, security; White papers 2007-09-05
Tability of Load Balancing Algorithms in Dynamic Adversarial Systems: In a distributed network of computing hosts, the performance of the system can depend crucially on dividing up work effectively across the participating nodes. This type of load balancing problem has been studied in many different models, centered around the idea that an algorithm should avoid creating "Hot spots" that...; Tags: algorithm, load balancing, rensselaer polytechnic institute, distributed network, network technology, networking; White papers 2007-05-28
The world's most anti-reflective coating: Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI have created a material that reflects virtually no light -- or absorbs it like a black hole. Theyve built this new material by stacking layers of silica nanorods. And they reached a refractive index of 1.05. This can be compared with 1.0 for...; Tags: computers &, internet, engineering &, innovation, nanotechnology, science &, nature; Blog posts 2007-03-02
The birth of quantum biology: Just when you finally have grasped the concept of quantum mechanics, its time to wake up and to see the arrival of a nascent field named quantum biology. This is the scientific study of biological processes in terms of quantum mechanics and it uses todays high-performance computers to precisely model...; Tags: nanotechnology, science &, nature, rensselaer polytechnic institute, protein; Blog posts 2007-01-18
The best of two nanoworlds: As you probably know by now, carbon nanotubes show amazing mechanical strength, while metal nanowires show very interesting optical and electrical properties. Combining both has proved to be a challenge. But if it was possible, this would open the way to the use of carbon nanotubes in computer chips, displays...; Tags: nanotechnology, computers &, internet, wireless &, telecom, science &, nature, engineering &, innovation, carbon nanotube, nanotube; Blog posts 2007-01-15

Large-Scale TCP Models Using Optimistic Parallel Simulation: Internet data traffic is doubling each year, yet bandwidth does not appear to be growing as fast as expected and thus short falls in available bandwidth, particularly at the "Last mile" may result. To address these bandwidth allocation and congestion problems, researchers are proposing new overlay networks that provide a...; Tags: bandwidth, network, rensselaer polytechnic institute, high-performance, tcp, internet data traffic, tcp/ip, internet, bgp, leadership, networking, management; White papers 2007-01-01
Capacity Deficit in Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Due to Geographic Routing Overheads: Overheads incurred by routing protocols diminish the capacity available for relaying useful data over a mobile wireless ad hoc network. Discovering and understanding the lower bounds on the amount of protocol overhead incurred for routing data packets is important for development of efficient routing protocols, and for understanding the actual...; Tags: mobile, network, rensselaer polytechnic institute, routing protocol, advertising & promotion, networking, marketing; White papers 2006-12-03
Measurement Based Characterization of IP VPNs: Virtual Private Networks provide secure and reliable communication between customer sites. With the increase in number and size of VPNs, providers need efficient provisioning techniques that adapt to customer demand by leveraging a good understanding of VPN properties. This paper analyze two important properties of VPNs that impact provisioning -...; Tags: ip vpn, rensselaer polytechnic institute, ip, vpns, network security, telecommunications, networking, security; White papers 2006-08-22
Using the Sun for cooling: Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI have worked during 4 years on a climate control system called the Active Building Envelope ABE system. The ABE includes solar panels, solid-state, thermoelectric heat pumps and a storage device to provide energy on rainy days. And with a grant from the National...; Tags: active building envelope; Blog posts 2006-07-12
Ethnomathematics in the classroom: Back in 1999, a science professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute discovered that fractal geometry was apparent in the designs of many cultures in Africa. Since then, he developed Web tools focused on ethnomathematics -- the interaction of mathematics and culture. These tools cover a broad range of subjects, from the...; Tags: rensselaer polytechnic institute, ron eglash, tool; Blog posts 2006-06-26
A Formal Method for Attack Modeling and Detection: This paper presents a formal methodology for attack modeling and detection for networks. The approach has three phases. First, the authors extend the basic attack tree approach to capture the temporal dependencies between components, and the expiration of an attack. Second, using the Enhanced Attack Trees EAT the authors build...; Tags: rensselaer polytechnic institute, tree, modeling, attack, research & development, business operations; White papers 2006-01-09
Queuing Network Models for Delay Analysis of Multihop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: This paper focuses on characterizing the average end-to-end delay and maximum achievable per-node throughput in random access multihop wireless ad hoc networks with stationary nodes. It presents an analytical model that takes into account the number of nodes, the random packet arrival process, the extent of locality of traffic, and...; Tags: network, rensselaer polytechnic institute, analysis, networking, wi-fi, wireless; White papers 2005-12-15
Better terrain maps of Earth... and beyond: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA thinks that today's computer maps of the Earth are inaccurate for its needs. So it recently awarded a grant to a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI researcher to develop better computer terrain maps of the surface of Earth and even our moon or Mars....; Tags: franklin, terrain; Blog posts 2005-11-05
Queuing Delay and Achievable Throughput in Random Access Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: This paper focuses on characterizing the average end-to-end delay and maximum achievable per-node throughput in random access multihop wireless ad hoc networks with stationary nodes. The paper presents an analytical model that takes into account the number of nodes, the random packet arrival process, the extent of locality of traffic,...; Tags: throughput, microsoft access, network, rensselaer polytechnic institute, node, networking, wi-fi, wireless; White papers
Route Fragility: A Novel Metric for Route Selection in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: A key factor deciding the performance of a routing protocol in mobile ad hoc networks is the manner in which it adapts to route changes caused by mobility. Exploiting the intuition that a less dynamic route lasts longer, this paper proposes a new metric, the Route Fragility Coefficient RFC, to...; Tags: expansion, route, mobile, rensselaer polytechnic institute, contraction, metric, route fragility coefficient, advertising & promotion, marketing; White papers

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Sensors to detect oral cancer in saliva: According to the American Cancer Society ACS, there will be about 35,000 new cases of oral cancer in the U.S. this year. The ACS also estimates that 'when oral cancer is identified in its early stages, patient survival rate is almost 90 percent, compared with 50 percent when the disease...; Tags: university of california at los angeles, team, researcher, protein, sensor, molecule, cancer, protein sensor, dr wong, team management, management, roland piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Time for Google to take out Sprint: Time for Google to take out SprintWhy change the name?The Sprint name stands for poor quality. Google has a reputation for high quality.I assume that, along with the name change, Google might institute policy changes which would decrease dissatisfaction with the brand, in order to protect its own good name.Sprint...; Tags: wimax, product marketing, wi-fi, wireless, branding, telecom & utilities, google inc., sprint communications; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anything: It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anythingScientific vs. Data Processing: Did you just switch sides?Even in a research institute, most of the people will use boring finance and word processing applications that are well supported on all the major computing platforms. On the other hand, niches...; Tags: internet, desktops, operating systems, nich, sun ray, mission critical, institute, pc, sun microsystems inc., research institute; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?: A new proposal out of MIT (original home of the so-called $100 laptop from the OLPC) has gotten quite a bit of traction in the blogosphere and around the Web. A group of students, recalling their own early computing experiences in Apple II labs, is attempting to resurrect these...; Tags: web, apple ii, $100 laptop, massachusetts institute of technology, laptop computer, computer, productivity, channel management, marketing, christopher dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-05
MIT team working on $12 'Apple II' desktop: Developing nations, listen up: a computer is headed your way, and it costs less than two Value Meals at your nearest McDonald's. Today's Boston Herald has a great story about a new project underway at MIT to create a $12 computer, the same university that spawned the...; Tags: desktop, team, apple ii, massachusetts institute of technology, apple inc., computer, herald, productivity, team management, management, andrew nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-05