Fine tuning the scheduling of tasks through a genetic algorithm: Application to posix1003.1b compliant systems

IEE Proceedings: Software

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-24

  Navet, N ^a   Migge, J ^b  

^a LORIA   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING;

COMPLIANT SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0038059304     PISSN: 14625970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:20030205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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