Advances in Parallel Distributed Computing: First International Conference on Parallel, Distributed Computing Technologies and Applications, PDCTA 2011, Tirunelveli, India, September 23-25, 2011. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
An Energy Efficient Clustering Protocol Using Minimum Spanning Tree for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 1-11
DOA Estimation for Rectangular Linear Array Antenna in Frequency Non Selective Slow Fading MIMO Channels....Pages 12-24
AGRO-ELECTRONICS....Pages 25-30
Vector Quantization Based Face Recognition Using Integrated Adaptive Fuzzy Clustering....Pages 31-43
Transformation of Active Reference Graph into Passive Reference Graph for Distributed Garbage Collection....Pages 44-52
Face Recognition Using Fuzzy Neural Network Classifier....Pages 53-62
Impulse Noise Removal from Grayscale Images Using Fuzzy Genetic Algorithm....Pages 63-75
A Fourier Transform Based Authentication of Audio Signals through Alternation of Coefficients of Harmonics (FTAT)....Pages 76-85
Infrared Source Tracking Robot with Computer Interface....Pages 86-90
An Evolutionary Algorithm Based Performance Analysis of Multiprocessor Computers through Energy and Schedule Length Model....Pages 91-101
A Novel Technique for Removal of Random Valued Impulse Noise Using All Neighbor Directional Weighted Pixels (ANDWP)....Pages 102-111
Critical Aware Community Based Parallel Service Composition Model for Pervasive Computing Environment....Pages 112-121
Staggered Checkpointing and Recovery in Cluster Based Mobile Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 122-134
An O(1/n) Protocol for Supporting Distributed Mutual Exclusion in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 135-147
Reliability Estimation of Mobile Agents for Service Discovery in MANET....Pages 148-157
Mobile Agent Security in MANET Using Reputation....Pages 158-168
A State-of-the-Art Survey on IDS for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless Mesh Networks....Pages 169-179
LPC VOCODER Using Instants of Significant Excitation and Pole Focusing....Pages 180-190
An Enhanced DSR Caching Scheme Based on Cross Layer Information....Pages 191-203
The Design and Performance of a Checkpointing Scheme for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 204-212
A Reliable Distributed Grid Scheduler for Mixed Tasks....Pages 213-223
Performance Evaluation of Weighted Associative Classifier in Health Care Data Mining and Building Fuzzy Weighted Associative Classifier....Pages 224-237
A Parallel AES Encryption Algorithm Based on PCA....Pages 238-246
Maintaining Shortest Path Tree in Dynamic Digraphs Having Negative Edge-Weights....Pages 247-257
Comparison of MAC Layer Performance of Reactive and Proactive Protocols for Different Mobility Conditions in WSN....Pages 258-269
Manipulating Objects through Hand Gesture Recognition in Virtual Environment....Pages 270-281
Greedy Heuristic Based Energy Efficient Routing in Wireless Sensor Network....Pages 282-292
Algorithms for Efficient Web Service Selection with Different Constraints....Pages 293-300
Efficient ID-Based Signature Scheme from Bilinear Map....Pages 301-306
Sleep Scheduler Protocol for Network Reliability in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 307-311
Mobility and Battery Power Prediction Based Job Scheduling in Mobile Grid Environment....Pages 312-322
Cell Range and Capability Analysis of WiMAX and LTE Network....Pages 323-333
A Parallel Task Assignment Using Heuristic Graph Matching....Pages 334-343
Automatic Caricature Generation Using Text Based Input....Pages 344-356
A Novel and Efficient Technique to Generate Secured Biometric Key Using Cryptography....Pages 357-365
Rootkit Detection Mechanism: A Survey....Pages 366-374
Efficiency Enhanced Association Rule Mining Technique....Pages 375-384
An Improved Approach towards Network Forensic Investigation of HTTP and FTP Protocols....Pages 385-392
Indexing and Retrieval of Medical Images Using CBIR Approach....Pages 393-403
Personalized Mobile Assistant Applications Using Cognitive Techniques....Pages 404-409
Intrusion Detection System for Detecting Malicious Nodes in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 410-419
TDMA Based Low Energy Consuming MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks in Environmental Monitoring Applications....Pages 420-427
Extending Temporal and Event Based Data Modeling for RFID Databases....Pages 428-438
Performance Analysis of Mammographic Image Enhancement Techniques for Early Detection of Breast Cancer....Pages 439-448
Extremely Opportunistic Routing with Expected Transmission Count to Improve QoS in Hybrid Wireless Networks....Pages 449-458
Integrating Grid Environment with Private Cloud and Storage Cluster and Provision for Dynamic Clustering and VO....Pages 459-472
An Overview and Comparative Study of Segmentation Techniques for Extraction of Tongue Region for Computerized Tongue Diagnosis....Pages 473-483
Efficient Broadcasting in Parallel Networks Using Network Coding....Pages 484-494
A Fast Adaptive Replication Placement for Multiple Failures in Distributed System....Pages 495-502
A Distributed Algorithm for Power-Efficient Data Gathering in Randomly-Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 503-512
Mobile Computing with Cloud....Pages 513-522
Implementation of AAA Server for PMIPv6 in NS-2....Pages 523-531
Cloud Based Application Development for Mobile Devices for Accessing LBS....Pages 532-543
B-SPECS: An Optic Based Recognition Tool for Blind....Pages 544-551
Parameter-Free Minimum Spanning Tree (PFMST) Based Clustering Algorithm....Pages 552-560
State of Software Metrics to Forecast Variety of Elements in the Software Development Process....Pages 561-569
A Recent Survey on DDoS Attacks and Defense Mechanisms....Pages 570-580
 CSPR: Column Only SPARSE Matrix Representation for Performance Improvement on GPU Architecture....Pages 581-595
Quantization of Social Data for Friend Advertisement Recommendation System....Pages 596-614
Fidelity Index Based on Demand (FBOD) Secure Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Network....Pages 615-627
Optimization of Dynamic Channel Allocation Scheme for Cellular Networks Using Genetic Algorithim....Pages 628-637
Analysis of Feature Recognition of Neural Network Method in the String Recognition....Pages 638-647
Load Balancing in Distributed Systems Using Network Transferable Computer....Pages 648-664
A Simulation of Performance of Commit Protocols in Distributed Environment....Pages 665-681
Biomedical Informatics Data Modeling of the 911 Call Center at Newark, New Jersey, USA....Pages 682-691
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