In this thesis we further develop the theory of synchrony and Synchronic Modal Equivalencing (SME), as applied to models of power system dynamics. First, we extend the SME partitioning algorithm to include the grouping of load buses. The generalized eigenanalysis setup previously used for load bus grouping in slow coherency is adapted to the synchrony framework. The extended SME partitioning al...

Coherency cube” and fault detection technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years as important tools for seismic interpretation. The following paper, developed as a joint project between investigators at Memorial University and the University of Calgary, compares several of the fault detection methods for data from Hibernia field. The results, which are outlined in detail in the Memorial Un...

The scalability of cache coherency schemes plays a major role in the overall performance of any scalable distributed system that utilises client data caching. In particular, transactional cache coherency algorithms must be scalable if the systems that are built around them, such as persistent object stores, are to be scalable. The avoidance-based transactional cache coherency [Hughes 1998] algo...

This work studies the interaction of Web proxy cache coherency and replacement policies using trace-driven simulations. We speciically examine the relative importance of each type of policy in aaecting the overall costs, the potential of incorporating coherency issues in cache replacement and the inclusion of additional factors such as frequency of resource use in replacement and coherency poli...

This work studies the interaction of Web proxy cache coherency and replacement policies using trace-driven simulations. We specifically examine the relative importance of each type of policy in affecting the overall costs, the potential of incorporating coherency issues in cache replacement and the inclusion of additional factors such as frequency of resource use in replacement and coherency po...