Papers - Simonetta Balsamo

Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica

Simonetta BALSAMO
Professor of Computer Science

Some Publications
Book and Editions

S.Balsamo, V. De Nitto Personè, R. Onvural "Analysis of Queueing Networks with Blocking" Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. Index, cover, errata corrige.
S.Balsamo, D. Kouvatsos Special Issue "Queueing Networks with Blocking" Performance Evaluation Journal, 2003, 51/2-4 [link]
Proceedings of ACM WOSP 2002, Third International workshop on Software and Performance (July 24-26, 2002, Rome, I), 318 Series-Proceeding, S. Balsamo, P. Inverardi, B. Selic (Program co-chairs) [link]
M. Wirsing, S. Balsamo, A. Knapp (eds.) Proceedings of Monterey Workshop 2002: Radical Innovations of Software and Systems Engineering in the future, Venice, Italy, October 7-11, 2002, Rapporto di Ricerca CS-2002-10, Settembre 2002.
M. Wirsing, S. Balsamo, A. Knapp (eds.), RISSEF 2002, Radical Innovations of Software and Systems Engineering in the Future, 9th International Workshop, Revised Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2941 Springer 2004, ISBN 3-540-21179-9
S. Balsamo, C.Chiasserini, L. Donatiello (eds.), ACM MsWim 2004, MSWiM '04: Proc. Proceedings of the 7th ACM international symposium on Modeling, analysis and simulation of wireless and mobile systems. ACM Ed. New York, USA, ISBN 1-58113-953-5
K. Al-Begain, S. Balsamo, D. Fiems, A. Marin (Eds.): Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications - 18th International Conference, ASMTA 2011, Venice, Italy, June 20-22, 2011. Proceedings. LNCS 6751, Springer 2011, ISBN 978-3-642-21712-8
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Proc. of 27th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS, Eurosis 2011
S. Balsamo, W. J. Knottenbelt, A.Marin (Eds.): Computer Performance Engineering - 10th European Workshop, EPEW 2013, Venice, Italy, September 16-17, 2013. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8168, Springer 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-40724-6
D. Kouvatsos, S. Balsamo, Y. Takahashi (Eds.): HET-NETs Technical e-Proceedings. IFIP Event. Research Webshelf of River Publishers Aalborg, Denmark, 2013, ISBN: 978-87-93102-32-3

Papers

A. Marin, S. Balsamo, J.M. Fourenau, LB-networks: A model for dynamic load balancing in queueing networks, Performance Evaluation, Vol. 115, October 2017, pp. 38-53
M. Jafri, S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Identifying the Optimal Transmission Range in Depth Based Routing for UWSN, Proc. ESM 2017, October, 25-27, Lisbon, Portugal
S. Balsamo, G.L. Dei Rossi, A. Marin. Lumping and reversed processes in cooperating automata, Annals of Operations Research, 239 (2), pp. 695-722, April 2016
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, I. Stojic, Spnps: A Tool for Perfect Sampling in Stochastic Petri Nets, in Proc. of QEST 2016, pp. 163-166
S. Balsamo, F. Cavallin, A. Marin, S. Rossi, Applying Reversibility Theory for the Performance Evaluation of Reversible Computations in Proc. of ASMTA 2016, pp. 45-56
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Applying BCMP multi-class queueing networks for the performance evaluation of hierarchical and modular software systems., International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology (IJCAET), 2015, pp. 145-157
M. Simonetta Balsamo, A.Marin, Andrea, I. Stojic, Perfect Sampling in Stochastic Petri Nets Using Decision Diagrams , Proc. of Int. Conf. MASCOTS 2015, IEEE, pp. 126- 135
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, I. Stojic, Deriving the performance indices in product-form stochastic Petri nets: open problems and simulationin Proc. of EUROSIS European Simulation Multiconference, 2015, pp. 1-7
Simonetta Balsamo, Andrea Marin, Ivan Stojic, Optimisation of servers with different quality of service in Mike Attalah et al., Proceedings of MASCOTS 2014, IEEE Comp. Soc., pp. 142-151
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Separable solutions for Markov processes in random environments in European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, vol. 229, pp. 391-403
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Modelling retrial upon conflict systems with product-form stochastic Petri nets in Alexander N. Dudin, Koen De Turck, Proceedings of Int. Conf. ASMTA 2013, LCNS, Springer, vol. 7984, pp. 52-66, Convegno: Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techiniques and Applications, July, 8-13
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Seperable solutions for Markov processes in random environments European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 229 (2), 2013, pp. 391-403
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Synchronisation semantics for networks with fork and join: a product-form approach, HET-NETs 2013, Performance and Security Modelling & Evaluation of Cooperative Heterogeneous Networks, Ilkley, UK, 11-13/11/2013
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Queueing networks and conditional product-forms in Proc. of Int. Conf. Valuetools 2013, Turin, Italy, pp. 1-10
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Modelling Retrial-Upon-Conflict Systems with Product-Form Stochastic Petri Nets, In Proc. of ASMTA 2013, 20th International conference on Analytic and Stochastic modelling Techniques and Applications, Ghent, B, July, 8-10, 2013, pp. 52-66.
S. Balsamo, P. G. Harrison, A. Marin, Methodological construction of product-form stochastic Petri nets for performance evaluation. The Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 85 (7), 2012, pp. 1520-1538, Elsevier. ISSN: 0164-1212.
A. Marin, S. Balsamo, P. G. Harrison, Analysis of stochastic Petri nets with signals. Performance Evaluation Journal, vol. 69 (11 ), 2012, pp. 551-572, Elsevier
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Cooperating stochastic automata: approximate lumping an reversed process, in Proc. of 27th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2012, LNEE, Springer, ISSN 1876-1100
A. Marin, S. Rota Bulò, S. Balsamo, A numerical algorithm for the decomposition of cooperating structured Markov processes in Proc. of IEEE 20th Int. Symp. on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, MASCOTS 2012, Washington DC, USA.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Lumping and Reversed Processes in Cooperating Automata in proc. of Int. Conf. on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techinques and Applications, ASMTA 2012, Grenoble, FR, LNCS 7314, pp. 212-226.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin: Title A Survey on Multi-Formalism Performance Evaluation Tools. Proc. of the 26th annual European Simulation and Modelling Conference, ESM 2012, Essen, DE, Eurosis
S. Balsamo, Queueing Networks with Blocking: Analysis, Solution algorithms and Properties. In Next Generation Internet (D. Kouvatsos Ed.) LNCS 5233, Springer, Heidelberg, 2011, pp.233-257.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, Optimisation of Virtual Machine Garbage Collection Policies, Proc. ASMTA 2011, IEEE/ECMS Int. Conf. on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications, Venice, I, 20-22/6/2011.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Performance Engineering with product-form models: efficient solutions and applications. Proc. ACM/SPEC ICPE 2011 International Conference on Performance Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany, 14-16/3/2011
G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, S. Balsamo A queueing model with batch arrivals for studying the impact of fragmentation in wireless protocols in Proc. of IFIP Conf. Wireless days 2011, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ca, IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4577-2028-4.
G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, M. Rosati, S. Balsamo A Simulation Package For an Energy-Aware Comparison of ARQ protocols in Proc. of EUROSIS Int. Conf. on Industrial Simulation 2011, Venice, 2011.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, "A numerical algorithm for the solution of product-form models with infinite state spaces". In Computer Performance Engineering (A. Aldini, M. Bernardo, L. Bononi, V. Cortellessa, Eds.) LNCS 6342, Springer 2010. (7th Europ. Performance Engineering Workshop EPEW 2010, Bertinoro (Fc), Italy, 23-24/9/2010) 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-15783-7.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin, Separable equilibrium distributions for systems with unreliable wireless links Proc. of IFIP/IEEE Conf. IFIP/IEEE Wireless days 2010, Venice, 22, Oct. 2010.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, "Applying BCMP Multi-class Queueing Networks for the Performance Evaluation of Hierarchical and Modular Software Systems". Proc. ESM 2010, Eurosis 24th European Simulation and Modelling Conference,25-27/10/2010, Hasselt (Belgium).
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "Product-form solutions for models with joint-state dependent transition rates" Proc. ASMTA 2010, IEEE/ECMS Int. Conf. on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications, Cardiff, UK, 14-16/6/2010. Best Paper Award.
S. Balsamo, P. Harrison, A. Marin, "A unifying approach to product-forms in networks with finite capacity constraints", Proc. ACM Sigmetrics, June 14-18, 2010, Columbia University, New York, US.
S. Balsamo, G. Dei Rossi, A. Marin, "A tool for the numerical solution of cooperating Markov chains in product-form", Proc. HET-NETs 2010 Sixth International Working Conference on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks, 14-16.1.2010, Zakopane, Poland.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "Determining product-form steady-state solutions of Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets by the analysis of the reversed process" Proc. 4, AICSSA-09, 7th ACS/IEE Int. Conf. on Computer Systems and Applications, Rabat, Marocco, 10-13/5/2009.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "On the characterization of product-form multiclass queueing models with probabilistic disciplines" Proc. ASMTA 2009, IEEE/ECMS Int. Conf. on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications, Madrid, Spain, 9-12/6/2009.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "Composition of product-form Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets: a modular approach" Proc. ESM 2009, Eurosis 23rd European Simulation and Modelling Conference, United Kingdom, Leicester, 26-28/10/2009. Best paper Award.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "Applying RCAT for the Analysis of a class of Product-Form Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets" Technical Report, Univ. Ca' Foscari di Venezia, Dip. Informatica, CS-2008-8, Nov. 2008.
S. Balsamo, A. Marin "From BCMP Queueing Networks to Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets: An Algorithm and an Equivalence Definition" Proc. ESM 2008, Le Havre France, pp. 447-455, 27-29 October 2008.
S. Balsamo and A. Marin "On representing multiclass M/M/k queues by generalized stochastic Petri nets", Proc. Int. Conf. on Analytical and Stochastic Modelling Techniques and Applications (ASMTA '07), Prague CZ, pp. 121-128, 4-6 June 2007.
S. Balsamo and A. Marin "Queueing Networks" in "Formal Methods for Performance Evaluation", (Marco Bernando and Jane Hillston Eds.) LNCS 4486, Springer, 2007.
S. Balsamo and A. Marin "Representing LCFSPR BCMP service center with Coxian service time by GSPN" Valuetools 2007, Nantes FR, October 2007.
S. Balsamo, M. Marzolla, R. Mirandola "Efficient Performance models in Component-Based Software Engineering", Proc. 32nd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA), Component-Based Software Engineering track, Cavtat/Dubrovnik (Croatia), Aug. 28-Sept. 1, 2006.
S. Balsamo "Queueing Networks with Blocking: analysis, solution algorithms and properties" Tutorial paper, Proc. HET-NETs '06, Int. Conf. on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks and Perform-QNMs Ph D. Course in Performance Eng. And Queue. Netw. Models, Ilkley, UK, Sept. 11-13, 2006.
S. Balsamo, M. Marzolla, Performance Evaluation of Sotware Architectures with Multiclass Queueing Network Models, Proc. ACM WOSP 2005, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, July 11-15, 2005. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, A. Di Marco, P. Inverardi, M. Simeoni, "Model-based performance prediction in software development: a survey" IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Vol 30, N.5 May 2004, 295-310.
M. Marzolla, S. Balsamo 'UML-PSI, The UML-Performance Simulator', Proc. First Int. Conf. on Quatitative Eval. Of Systems, QUEST'04, Enschede, The Nederlands, Sept. 23-25, 2004, 222-227.
S. Balsamo, M. Mamprin, M. Marzolla 'Performance Evaluation of Software Architectures with Queueing Network Models' Proc. ESMc'04, Paris, France, Oct 25-27, 2004. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, A. Di Marco, P. Inverardi and M. Marzolla "Experimenting different Software Architectures Performance Techniques: A Case Study", Proc. ACM WOSP 2004, Int. Work. on Software and Performance, Jan 14-16, 2004, San Francisco, CA, USA, 115-119.
Balsamo, F. De Riz, A. Marin Product form Queueing Networks and product form Stochastic Petri Nets: relations and transformation algorithms Res. Rep., Dip. Informatica, Univ. CA' Foscari di Venezia, CS-2004-12, Nov. 2004.
S. Balsamo, A. Di Marco, P. Inverardi, M. Simeoni, "Software performance modeling: state of the art and perspectives" Research Report, CS-2003-1, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, January 2003, and MIUR Sahara Project TR SAH/001. [pdf]
S.Balsamo, V. De Nitto Personè, P.Inverardi "On using Queueing Network Models with finite capacity queues for Software Architectures performance prediction" Performance Evaluation Journal, 2002, 51/2-3 pp. 269-288. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Marzolla, Simulation Modeling of UML Software Architectures, TR SAH/43, 26 Feb 2003, to appear at ESM 2003, European Simulation Muticonference 2003, Nottingham, UK, 9-11 June 2003. Best Paper Award in the "Complex Systems" Track. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Marzolla, A Simulation-based approach to Software Performance Modeling, Proc. ESEC 2003, Europ. Software Eng. Conf. and ACM SIGSOFT Symp. on the Foundations of Soft. Eng. , and preliminary version: TR SAH/44, March 2003.[pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Marzolla, Towards Performance Evaluation of Mobile Systems in UML, Proc. of ESMc'03, European Simulation and Modelling Conference 2003, Eurosis (B. Di Martino, L. Tianruo Yang, C. Bobenau, Eds) Naples, Italy, Oct. 27-29, 2003, pp. 61-68, EUROSIS-ETI. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Bernardo, M. Simeoni, "Perfomance Evaluation at a Software Architecture Level" in 'Formal Methods for Software Architectures', M. Bernardo and P. Inverardi eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2804:209-260, September 2003. [ps]
S. Balsamo "Performance analysis of queueing networks with blocking" Tutorial paper, Proc. HET-NETs '03, First Int. Work. Conf. on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks, Ilkley, UK, July, 21-23, 2003, pp. T6/1-35.
S.Balsamo, D. Kouvatsos "Queueing Networks with Blocking" Performance Evaluation Journal, 2003, 51/2-4, 79-81.
S. Balsamo, M. Simeoni, "Integrating performance modeling in the software development process" Radical Innovations of Software and Systems Engineering in the Future, Monterey 2002, Venice, 7-11 October 2002. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Bernardo and V. Grassi "Quantitative analysis of software architectures" Research Report, CS-2002-13, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, September 2002. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Bernardo "Heterogeneous Queueing Networks with Blocking: An Architectural Approach based on SPA" Research Report, CS-2002-4, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, April 2002. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Bernardo, M. Simeoni "Combining Stochastic Process Algebras and Queueing Networks for Software Architecture Analysis" Research Report, CS-2002-2, March 2002, presented at ACM WOSP 2002, Int. Workshop on Software and Performance, July 24-26, 2002, Rome. [ps.gzip]
F. Aquilani, S. Balsamo, P.Inverardi "Performance Analysis at the Software Architectural Design level" Performance Evaluation, 2001, no.45, 147-178. [ps]
S.Balsamo, M.Simeoni "Deriving Performance Models from Software Architecture Specifications" Research Report, CS-2001-04, Dipartimento di Informatica Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, February 2001, ESM 2001,SCS, European Simulation Muticonference 2001, Prague, 6-9 June 2001. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, M. Simeoni "On Transforming UML models into performance models" Technical Report Saladin Project R-SAL-51, WTUML: Workshop on Transformations in UML, ETAPS 2001 Satellite Event Genova, Italy, April 7th, 2001.
S.Balsamo "Product Form Queueing Networks" in "Perfomance Evaluation: Origins and Directions" (C. Lindemann, G. Haring and M. Reiser, Eds.) Lectures Notes in Computer Science 1769, Springer, 2000, 377-401. [pdf]
S.Balsamo "Closed Queueing Networks with Finite Capacity Queues: Approximate analysis" Proc. ESM'2000, SCS, European Simulation Muticonference 2000, Ghent, 23-26 May 2000. [ps]
F. Andolfi, F. Aquilani, S. Balsamo, P.Inverardi "On using Queueing Network Models with finite capacity queues for Software Architectures performance prediction" Proc. Fourth International Workshop on Queueing Networks with Finite Capacity (QNETs 2000), 20-21 July, 2000, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, U.K. [pdf]
F. Andolfi, F. Aquilani, S. Balsamo, P.Inverardi "Deriving QNM from MSCs for Performance Evaluation of SA" Proc. WOSP'2000, Second Int. Workshop on Software and Performance, Ottawa, Canada, 17-20 Sept. 2000. [ps]
F. Aquilani, S. Balsamo, P.Inverardi "An Approach to Performance Evaluation of Software Architectures" Research Report, CS-2000-3, Dipartimento di Informatica Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, March 2000.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello, N. van Dijk "Bounded performance analysis of parallel processing systems, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Oct. 1998. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, P. Inverardi, C. Mangano "On Performance Analysis of Software Architectures" Submitted, March 1999.
S. Balsamo, P. Inverardi, C. Mangano "An Approach to Performance Evaluation of S oftware Architectures" Workshop on Software and Performance, WOSP 98, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct 12-16, 1998.
S.Balsamo "Approximate Analysis of Queueing Networks with Blocking" Proc. Tutorials TOOLS'98, Palma de Mallorca, Sp, 14-18 Sept. 1998.
S.Balsamo, C.Clo' "A Convolution Algorithm for Product Form Queueing Networks with Blocking" Annals of Operations Research, Baltzer, 79, 1998, 97-117. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, C. Manconi "Rollback overhead reduction methods for time warp distri buted simulation" Journal Simulation Practice and Experience, 6, July 1998, 698-702. [pdf]
S. Balsamo, A. Rainero "Approximate Performance Analysis of Queueing Networks wi th Blocking: A Comparison", Research Report RR/05/98, Dept. Math. and Comp. Scie nce, University of Udine, March 1998.
S. Balsamo, I.Mura "On queue length moments in fork and join queuing networks wi th general service times" Proc. Int. Conf. TOOLS'97, Saint Malo' (France), June 3-6, 1997, Lecture Notes on Computer Science.
S. Balsamo, P.Inverardi, C. Mangano, F. Russo "Performance Evaluation of a Softw are Architecture: A Case Study", Ninth IEEE International Workshop on Software Specification and Design (IWSSD-9), Ise-shima, Japan April 16-18, 1998.
S.Balsamo "Queueing Networks with Finite Capacity Queues and Blocking", Proc. Tutorials, Performance'96, Losanna, Ottobre 7-11, 1996.
S. Balsamo, I.Mura "Approximate job response time ditribution in fork and join systems" Proc. ACM Sigmetrics'95 and Performance '95, Ottawa (Canada), May, 15-19, 1995.
S.Balsamo, C.Manconi "Rollback Overhead Reduction Techniques in Distributed Time-Warp Simulation", Proc. European Simulation Conference Eurosim '95, Vienna, September 11-15, 1995.
S. Balsamo, I.Mura "Synchronisation delay in hardware fault tolerance techniques" Proc. IEEE International Computer Performance and Dependability Symposium (IPDS' 96), September 4-6, 1996, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
S. Balsamo, R.Mirandola "Hierarchical Modelling and Hybrid Simulation for System Performance Evaluation" Research Report, RR-12/95, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Universita' di Udine, July 1995.
S.Balsamo, C.Clo' "Convolution Algorithm for Product Form Queueing Networks with Blocking" Proc. Third International Workshop on Queueing Networks with Finite Capacity, Bradford, UK, 6th-7th July, 1995.
S. Balsamo, I.Mura "Bonded response time of homogeneous parallel processing systems" Research Report, RR-03/96, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Universita' di Udine, January 1996.
S. Balsamo, C.Canovaro "Exact aggregation in discrete-time product-form queueing networks" Research Report, RR-04/95, Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, Universita' di Udine, January 1996.
S.Balsamo, V.De Nitto "A survey of Product-form Queueing Networks with Blocking and their Equivalences" Annals of Operations Research, vol. 48, Jan 1994.
S.Balsamo, C.Manconi "Parallel Discrete Event Simulation in a Distributed Memory System", Proc. European Simulation Conference Eurosim '94, Barcellona, June 1-3, 1994. Best Paper Award
S.Balsamo "Properties and analysis of queueing network models with finite capacities", in 'Performance Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 729, Springer-Verlag, (L.Donatiello and R.Nelson Eds.) 1994.
S.Balsamo, V.De Nitto. V.Grassi "Performance Comparison and Monotonicity Properties of Blocking Types in Symmetrical Queueing Networks" Technical Report, Ricerche di Informatica, RI-94.02, Dip. di Ingegneria Elettronica, II Universita' di Roma, March 1994.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello, N. van Dijk "Bounded performance analysis of parallel processing systems", Technical Report TR-10/94, Dipartimento di Informatica, Universita' di Pisa, July 1994.
S.Balsamo, R.Mirandola, L.Donatiello "Hierarchical Modelling for Performance Evaluation of Computer and Communication Systems", Workshop on Performance Modeling and Evaluation of ATM Networks, University of Bradford, UK, 28-29 June 1993.
S.Balsamo, M.C. Clo' L.Donatiello "Cycle Time Distribution of Cyclic Queueing Network with Blocking" Performance Evaluation, North Holland, vol.14, n.3, 1993.
S.Balsamo, G.Cambini, L.Donatiello, L.Guidi, M.Mattia, S.Del Turco "Un modello di simulazione per la valutazione delle prestazioni di un elaboratore Cray", Proc. CMG, Computer Measurement Group-Italia, Convegno Annuale, Milano, Oct.27-28,1992.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello, R.Martina "Interconnection of Networks : Performance Evaluation of Internet Nodes", in Teletraffic and Datatraffic in a Period of Change, ITC-13 (A.Jensen, V.B.Iversen Eds.) North-Holland, 1991.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello "Approximate performance analysis of parallel processing systems", in Decentralized Systems, (M.Consard, C.Girault Eds.), North-Holland 1990.
R.Linzitto, S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello "Simulazione Distribuita nella Valutazione d elle Prestazioni di Sistemi", Scientific Monograph SM-2-90, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa, 1990.
S.Balsamo, R.Mirandola, L.Donatiello "Simulation and Analytical Techniques in Hierarchical System Performance Modeling", Rapporto di Ricerca TR-13/92, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa, 1992.
S.Balsamo, R.Mirandola "Hierarchical Modelling and Hybrid Simulation for System Performance Evaluation", Research ReportUDMI/12/95/RR, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine, 1995.

Some other papers 1980-1989

S.Balsamo "Approximate Solution of Queuing Networks based on Exact and Bounded Aggregation Technique", in Teletraffic Science, ITC-12 (M.Bonatti Ed.), North-Holland 1989.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello "On the Cycle Time Distribution in a Two-stage Queueing Network with Blocking", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol.13, n.10, Oct.1989.
S.Balsamo, A.A. Bertossi, L.Donatiello "On the Average Complexity of Dijkstra's Shortest Path Algorithm", 13th Internat. Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 29 - Sept.2, 1988.
S.Balsamo, Y.H.Lee, P.S.Yu, "Dynamic Load Sharing in Partitioned Data Base Systems", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol.12, n.9, Sept.1988.
S.Balsamo, L.Donatiello "Two-stage Queueing Networks with Blocking: Cycle Time Distribution and Equivalence Properties", in Modelling Techniques and Tools for Computer Performance Evaluation, (R. Puigjaner, D.Potier Eds.), Plenum Press, 1989.
S.Balsamo, G.Iazeolla "Product-Form Synthesis of Queueing Networks", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol.11, n.1, February 1985.
S.Balsamo, G.Iazeolla, "Synthesis of Queueing Networks with Block and State-dependent Routing", Computer Systems Science and Engineering, vol.1, n.2, January 1986.
S.Balsamo, G.Iazeolla "An Extension of Norton's Theorem for Queueing Networks", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol.8, n.4, July 1982.
S.Balsamo, G.Iazeolla "Some Equivalence Properties for Queueing Networks with and without Blocking", in Performance '83 (A.K.Agrawala, S.K.Tripathi Eds.), North Holland.
S.Balsamo "Decomposability for General Markovian Networks", in Mathematical Computer Performance and Reliability, (G.Iazeolla, P.J.Courtois, A.Hordijk Eds.), North Holland, 1984.
S.Balsamo, G.Iazeolla "Aggregation and Disaggregation in Queueing Networks: the Principle of Product-Form Synthesis" in Mathematical Computer Performance and Reliability, (G.Iazeolla, P.J.Courtois, A.Hordijk Eds.), North Holland, 1984.
S.Balsamo, V.De Nitto, G.Iazeolla "Identity and Reducibility Properties of Some Blocking and Non-Blocking Mechanisms in Congested Networks", in Flow Control of Congested Networks, (A.R.Odoni, L.Bianco, G Szego Eds.), NATO ASI Series, Comp. and System Science, Vol.F38, Springer-Verlag,1987.
S.Balsamo, B.Pandolfi "Bounded Aggregation in Markovian Networks" in Computer Performance and Reliability, (G.Iazeolla, P.J.Courtois, O.Boxma Eds.), North Holland, 1988.
S.Balsamo "Decomponibilita' in Sistemi Distribuiti a routing non-deterministico e servizi generali", Nota Scientifica S-82-15, Ist. di Scienze dell'Informazione, Università di Pisa, Dicembre 1982.
P.S.Yu, S.Balsamo, Y.H.Lee, "Notes on Dynamic Load Sharing in a Partitioned Data Base Environment", IBM Research Report RC11505, Yorktown Heigths, New York, Oct.1985.
M.Bagalà, S.Balsamo, G.Biagini, C.Bongiorno, S.D'Amico, L.Donatiello, G.Iazeolla, S.Tucci , "Un Ambiente Simula per la Valutazione delle Prestazioni dei Sistemi Distribuiti", Nota Scientifica S-18-85, Dipartimento di Informatica, Universitý di Pisa, Dicembre 1985.
P.S.Yu, S.Balsamo, Y.H.Lee, "Dynamic Load Sharing in a Partitioned Data Base Environment", IBM Research Report RC11537, Yorktown Heigths, New York, March.1986.
L.Donatiello, S.Balsamo, G.Biagini, G.Iazeolla, S.Tucci "A Simula-based Software Tool for Computer Performance", Nota Scientifica S-86, Dipartimento di Informatica, Università di Pisa, 1986.

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