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I do research into how to use statistical and AI techniques to predict resource demand and availability in distributed systems. You might be interested in looking at some of my thesis related papers, systems, and databases.

Another project that is interested in performance prediction is the Network Weather Service (NWS). An important issue in systems such as RPS (my system) and NWS is accurate and scalable measurement of hosts and networks. Remos is able to do this.

A lot of work in this area is taking place in the context of Computational Grids. The Grid Forum is an IETF-like body that is trying to standardize Grid middleware systems. Globus and Legion are examples of Grid middleware systems.