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12/13/03. Birman: NIPS Workshop. 2. In search of practical knowledge. In distributed computing, we know" something ifWe have a useful practical toolWe understand when and how it behavesUseful theories make valid predictionsTheir limits are also explicitBy this standard, we don't know much!. 12
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1. The Surprising Power of Epidemic Communication Ken Birman
Cornell University
in collaboration with Indranil Gupta, Mark Hayden, Prakash Linga, Robbert van Renesse, Werner Vogels
2. 12/13/03 Birman: NIPS Workshop 2 In search of practical knowledge In distributed computing, we “know” something if
We have a useful practical tool
We understand when and how it behaves
Useful theories make valid predictions
Their limits are also explicit
By this standard, we don’t know much!
3. 12/13/03 Birman: NIPS Workshop 3