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This paper presents a list-scheduling algorithm for graphs with data and control dependencies. We assume that tasks are partitioned between hardware resources as scheduling takes place after partitioning in our co-synthesis tool. Control dependencies are introduced by if statements, and model complementary functionalities. A detailed discussion of our algorithm is presented. Extensive experimen...

Aerodynamic efficiency of intermodal freight trains can be significantly improved by minimizing the adjusted gap lengths between adjacent loads. This paper first develops a static model to optimize load placement on a sequence of intermodal trains that have scheduled departure times. This model applies when full information on all trains and loads is available. Then, a dynamic model is develope...

In this paper we investigate the problem of how to schedule n independent jobs on an m m torus based network. We develop a model to to quantify the effect of contention for communication links on the dilation of job execution time when multiple jobs share communication links; we then design an efficient algorithm to schedule a set of n independent jobs with different torus size requirements on ...

The present theoretical knowledge about photons and hard photoproduction processes, i.e. the production of jets, light and heavy hadrons, quarkonia, and prompt photons in photon-photon and photon-hadron collisions, is reviewed. Virtual and polarized photons and prompt photon production in hadron collisions are also discussed. The most important leading and next-to-leading order QCD results are ...

Some models of speech perception/production and language acquisition make use of a quasi-continuous representation of the acoustic speech signal. We investigate whether such models could potentially profit from incorporating articulatory information in an analogous fashion. In particular, we investigate how articulatory information represented by EMA measurements can influence unsupervised phon...

In projects with a flexible project structure, the activities that have to be scheduled are not completely known beforehand. Instead, scheduling such a project includes the decision whether to carry out particular activities at all. This also effects precedence constraints between the finally implemented activities. However, established model formulations and solution approaches for the resourc...

Solution robust project scheduling is a growing research field aiming at constructing proactive schedules to cope with multiple disruptions during project execution. When stochastic activity durations are considered, including time buffers between activities is a proven method to improve the stability of a baseline schedule. This paper introduces multiple algorithms to include time buffers in a...