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Special Issue: Workflow in Grid Systems

  1. Geoffrey C. Fox1,
  2. Dennis Gannon2

Article first published online: 25 APR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cpe.1019

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Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

Special Issue: Workflow in Grid Systems

Volume 18, Issue 10, pages 1009–1019, 25 August 2006

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How to Cite

Fox, G. C. and Gannon, D. (2006), Special Issue: Workflow in Grid Systems. Concurrency Computat.: Pract. Exper., 18: 1009–1019. doi: 10.1002/cpe.1019

Author Information

  1. 1

    Community Grids Laboratory, Indiana University, 501 N. Morton Suite 224, Bloomington, IN 47404, U.S.A.

  2. 2

    Computer Science Department and School of Informatics, Lindley Hall 215, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47404, U.S.A.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 JUL 2006
  2. Article first published online: 25 APR 2006
  3. Manuscript Revised: 23 JUL 2005
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 23 JUL 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 22 JUN 2005

Funded by

  • U.S. Department of Energy. Grant Number: DE-FC0201ER25451
  • NSF. Grant Numbers: ANI-0330613, ATM-0331480

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