From Computerworld Australia comes news that researchers at the University of Sydney have developed (and, sadly, patented) an algorithm that its inventors say will schedule jobs in a way that reduces ...

Abstract: The efficient scheduling of heterogeneous jobs in big data platforms is a challenging task, since a huge number of jobs need to be executed on demand. Current research on job scheduling in ...

Abstract: Modern grids are harder to operate than before. Wind and solar are now common, but they are not steady. Output can drop within minutes. Operators must still keep cost low, hold voltage ...