Distributed Computing: Principles, Algorithms, and Systems - Hardcover

Kshemkalyani, Ajay D.; Singhal, Mukesh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521876346 ISBN 13: 9780521876346

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This comprehensive textbook covers the principles and models underlying the theory, algorithms and systems aspects of distributed computing.

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About the Author

Ajay D. Kshemkalyani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was awarded his PhD in Computer and Information Science in 1991 from The Ohio State University. Before moving to academia, he spent several years working on computer networks at IBM Research Triangle Park. In 1999, he received the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award. He is a senior member of the IEEE, and his principal areas of research include distributed computing, algorithms, computer networks, and concurrent systems. He currently serves on the editorial board of Computer Networks. Mukesh Singhal is Full Professor and Gartner Group Endowed Chair in Network Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. He was awarded his PhD in Computer Science in 1986 from the University of Maryland, College Park. In 2003, he received the IEEE Technical Achievement Award, and currently serves on the editorial boards for the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems and the IEEE Transactions on Computers. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, and his principal areas of research include distributed systems, computer networks, wireless and mobile computing systems, performance evaluation, and computer security.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521876346
• ISBN 13: 9780521876346
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 754