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TCP SIAD: Congestion Control supporting High Speed and Low Latency
(2016)arXivCongestion control has been an open research issue for more than two decades. More and more applications with narrow latency requirements are emerging which are not well addressed by existing proposals. In this paper we present TCP Scalable Increase Adaptive Decrease (SIAD), a new congestion control scheme supporting both high speed and low latency. More precisely, our algorithm aims to provide high utilization under various networking ...Working Paper -
ProjectQ: An Open Source Software Framework for Quantum Computing
(2016)arXivWe introduce ProjectQ, an open source software effort for quantum computing. The first release features a compiler framework capable of targeting various types of hardware, a high-performance simulator with emulation capabilities, and compiler plug-ins for circuit drawing and resource estimation. We introduce our Python-embedded domain-specific language, present the features, and provide example implementations for quantum algorithms. The ...Working Paper -
Boundary rules and breaking of self-organized criticality in 2D frozen percolation
(2016)arXivWe study frozen percolation on the (planar) triangular lattice, where connected components stop growing ("freeze") as soon as their "size" becomes at least N, for some parameter N≥1. The size of a connected component can be measured in several natural ways, and we consider the two particular cases of diameter and volume (i.e. number of sites). Diameter-frozen and volume-frozen percolation have been studied in previous works, and they ...Working Paper -
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Do disasters affect growth? A macro model-based perspective on the empirical debate
(2016)Bravo Center Faculty Working Paper SeriesWorking Paper -
Advancing land surface model development with satellite-based Earth observations
(2016)Hydrology and Earth System Sciences DiscussionsThe land surface forms an essential part of the climatesystem. It interacts with the atmosphere through the exchangeof water and energy and hence influences weather andclimate, as well as their predictability. Correspondingly, theland surface model (LSM) is an essential part of any weatherforecasting system. LSMs rely on partly poorly constrainedparameters, due to sparse land surface observations.With theuse of newly available land surface ...Working Paper -
The response of Opalinus Clay when exposed to cyclic relative humidity variations
(2016)Solid Earth DiscussionsClay shale specimens were exposed to cyclic relative humidity variations to investigate the response of the material to natural environmental changes. Opalinus Clay, a clay shale chosen as host rock for nuclear waste disposal in Switzerland, was utilized. The specimens were exposed to stepwise relative humidity cycles where they were alternately allowed to equilibrate at 66 and 93% relative humidity. Principal strains were monitored ...Working Paper -