This paper presents a provably correct model that computes the outcome of the BGP decision process for each router in a single AS, without simulating the complex details of BGP message passing. The model requires only static inputs that can be easily obtained from the routers: the set of candidate routes to a destination (and the routers in the AS at which they were learned), import policies an...

Mechanical properties of products produced with the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process are known to be dependent on bead direction, especially when short fiber reinforcement is added to the polymer filament feedstock. As a result, the structural performance of fiber-filled FDM parts is expected to be improved by simultaneously computing preferred deposition directions while optimizing the ...

In this paper, a new topology for Interline Dynamic Voltage Restorer (IDVR) is proposed. This topology contains two direct three-phase converters which have been connected together by a common fictitious dc-link. According to the kind of the disturbances, both of the converters can be employed as a rectifier or inverter. The converters receive the required compensation energy from the gird thro...

As biological studies shift from molecular description to system analysis we need to identify the design principles of large intracellular networks. In particular, without knowing the molecular details, we want to determine how cells reliably perform essential intracellular tasks. Recent analyses of signaling pathways and regulatory transcription networks have revealed a common network architec...

 The main purpose of this paper is to study the existence of afixed point in locally convex topology generated by fuzzy n-normed spaces.We prove our main results, a fixed point theorem for a self mapping and acommon xed point theorem for a pair of weakly compatible mappings inlocally convex topology generated by fuzzy n-normed spaces. Also we givesome remarks in locally convex topology generate...

People may change their opinions as a consequence of interacting with others. In the literature, this phenomenon is expressed opinion formation and has wide range applications, including predicting social movements, political voting results, marketing. The interactions could be face-to-face or via online networks. phases are categorized into consensus, majority, non-majority. research, we study...

Load-path-based topology optimization is used to synthesize a compliant adaptive aircraft wing leading edge, which deforms in a prescribed way when subject to a single point internal actuation. The load-path-based optimization method requires the specification of a parent lattice. Increasing the complexity of this lattice means the number of parameters required for a complete representation of ...

The healthy exchange of ideas within an organization leads to faster problem solving, mitigates short and long term risk, and opens the possibility for disruptive technological change. We introduce a new tool (GYRUS) for the simulation and optimization of idea propagation within an organization. This tool treats the organizational topology, internal processes, and implements an individual knowl...

This study examines the topological and geographical structure of eight large Autonomous System (AS) topologies. We use a large collection of traceroutes obtained from multiple vantage points, and a set of heuristics designed to infer, from those traceroutes, the topology of individual ASs. We carefully validate some aspects of these topologies using publicly available information. Our analyses...