Flux Research Group / School of Computing

projects

Emulab Emulab
ProtoGENI ProtoGENI
Jay Lepreau

Jay Lepreau

Alum
areas of interest networking, operating systems, testbeds, security
web www.cs.utah.edu/~lepreau

Jay Lepreau founded the Flux Research Group and led it until he passed away in September 2008.

publications with the flux group

2009
Modeling and Emulation of Internet Paths
Pramod Sanaga, Jonathon Duerig, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In NSDI 2009 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Transparent Checkpoints of Closed Distributed Systems in Emulab
Anton Burtsev, Prashanth Radhakrishnan, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
In EuroSys 2009 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2008
Large-scale Virtualization in the Emulab Network Testbed
Mike Hibler, Robert Ricci, Leigh Stoller, Jonathon Duerig, Shashi Guruprasad, Tim Stack, Kirk Webb, and Jay Lepreau
In USENIX ATC 2008 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Towards a High Quality Path-oriented Network Measurement and Storage System
David Johnson, Daniel Gebhardt, and Jay Lepreau
In PAM 2008 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2007
The Flexlab Approach to Realistic Evaluation of Networked Systems
Robert Ricci, Jonathon Duerig, Pramod Sanaga, Daniel Gebhardt, Mike Hibler, Kevin Atkinson, Junxing Zhang, Sneha Kumar Kasera, and Jay Lepreau
In NSDI 2007 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
An Experimentation Workbench for Replayable Networking Research
Eric Eide, Leigh Stoller, and Jay Lepreau
In NSDI 2007 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
2006
An Experimentation Workbench for Replayable Networking Research
Eric Eide, Leigh Stoller, and Jay Lepreau
Flux Technical Note FTN–2006–03 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Flexlab: A Realistic, Controlled, and Friendly Environment for Evaluating Networked Systems
Jonathon Duerig, Robert Ricci, Junxing Zhang, Daniel Gebhardt, Sneha Kumar Kasera, and Jay Lepreau
In HotNets 2006 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Automatic Online Validation of Network Configuration in the Emulab Network Testbed
David S. Anderson, Mike Hibler, Leigh Stoller, Tim Stack, and Jay Lepreau
In ICAC 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Integrated Scientific Workflow Management for the Emulab Network Testbed
Eric Eide, Leigh Stoller, Tim Stack, Juliana Freire, and Jay Lepreau
In USENIX ATC 2006 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Mobile Emulab: A Robotic Wireless and Sensor Network Testbed
David Johnson, Tim Stack, Russ Fish, Daniel Montrallo Flickinger, Leigh Stoller, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In INFOCOM 2006 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Integrated Scientific Workflow Management for the Emulab Network Testbed
Eric Eide, Leigh Stoller, Tim Stack, Juliana Freire, and Jay Lepreau
Flux Technical Note FTN–2006–01 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Lessons From Resource Allocators for Large-Scale Multiuser Testbeds
Robert Ricci, David Oppenheimer, Jay Lepreau, and Amin Vahdat
In OSR 40(1), January 2006 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2005
Whack-on-LAN: Inexpensive Remote PC Reset
Grant Ayers, Kirk Webb, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
In 2005 [ bibtex ]
Integrated Network Experimentation using Simulation and Emulation
Shashi Guruprasad, Robert Ricci, and Jay Lepreau
In TridentCom 2005 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2004
Implementing the Emulab-PlanetLab Portal: Experience and Lessons Learned
Kirk Webb, Mike Hibler, Robert Ricci, Austin Clements, and Jay Lepreau
In WORLDS 2004 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Dynamic CPU Management for Real-Time, Middleware-Based Systems
Eric Eide, Tim Stack, John Regehr, and Jay Lepreau
In RTAS 2004 [ bibtex ]
Dynamic CPU Management for Real-Time, Middleware-Based Systems
Eric Eide, Tim Stack, John Regehr, and Jay Lepreau
Technical Report UUCS-04-004 2004 [ bibtex ]
2003
Fast, Scalable Disk Imaging with Frisbee
Mike Hibler, Leigh Stoller, Jay Lepreau, Robert Ricci, and Chad Barb
In USENIX ATC 2003 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Bees: A Secure, Resource-Controlled, Java-Based Execution Environment
Tim Stack, Eric Eide, and Jay Lepreau
In OPENARCH 2003 [ bibtex ]
A Solver for the Network Testbed Mapping Problem
Robert Ricci, Christopher Alfeld, and Jay Lepreau
In ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communications Review 33(2), April 2003 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Evolving real-time systems using hierarchical scheduling and concurrency analysis
John Regehr, Alastair Reid, Kirk Webb, Mike Parker, and Jay Lepreau
In RTSS 2003 [ bibtex ]
2002
An Integrated Experimental Environment for Distributed Systems and Networks
Brian White, Jay Lepreau, Leigh Stoller, Robert Ricci, Shashi Guruprasad, Mac Newbold, Mike Hibler, Chad Barb, and Abhijeet Joglekar
In OSDI 2002 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Lowering the Barrier to Wireless and Mobile Experimentation
Brian White, Jay Lepreau, and Shashi Guruprasad
In HotNets-I 2002 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Static and Dynamic Structure in Design Patterns
Eric Eide, Alastair Reid, John Regehr, and Jay Lepreau
In ICSE 2002 [ bibtex ]
2001
Active Protocols for Agile Censor-Resistant Networks
Robert Ricci and Jay Lepreau
In HotOS 2001 [ pdf :: slides :: bibtex ]
Aspect Weaving as Component Knitting: Separating Concerns with Knit
Eric Eide, Alastair Reid, Matthew Flatt, and Jay Lepreau
In WASC 2001 [ bibtex ]
Janos: A Java-Oriented OS for Active Network Nodes
Patrick Tullmann, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
In JSAC 19(3), March 2001 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
An OS Interface for Active Routers
Larry Peterson, Yitzchak Gottlieb, Mike Hibler, Patrick Tullmann, Jay Lepreau, Stephen Schwab, Hrishikesh Dandekar, Andrew Purtell, and John Hartman
In JSAC 19(3), March 2001 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
2000
Knit: Component Composition for Systems Software
Alastair Reid, Matthew Flatt, Leigh Stoller, Jay Lepreau, and Eric Eide
In OSDI 2000 [ bibtex ]
Session Summaries from the 17th Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP '99)
Jay Lepreau and Eric Eide
In OSR 34(2), April 2000 [ bibtex ]
1999
The Flask Security Architecture: System Support for Diverse Security Policies
Ray Spencer, Stephen Smalley, Peter Loscocco, Mike Hibler, David Andersen, and Jay Lepreau
In USENIX Security 1999 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Interface and Execution Models in the Fluke Kernel
Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, Jay Lepreau, Roland McGrath, and Patrick Tullmann
In OSDI 1999 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Flexible IDL Compilation for Complex Communication Patterns
Eric Eide, James Simister, Tim Stack, and Jay Lepreau
In Scientific Programming 7(3,4), 1999 [ bibtex ]
1998
Flexible and Optimized IDL Compilation for Distributed Applications
Eric Eide, Jay Lepreau, and James Simister
In LCR 1998 [ bibtex ]
1997
The Flux OSKit: A Substrate for OS and Language Research
Bryan Ford, Godmar Back, Greg Benson, Jay Lepreau, Albert Lin, and Olin Shivers
In SOSP16 1997 [ bibtex ]
Flick: A Flexible, Optimizing IDL Compiler
Eric Eide, Kevin Frei, Bryan Ford, Jay Lepreau, and Gary Lindstrom
In PLDI 1997 [ bibtex ]
The Flux OS Toolkit: Reusable Components for OS Implementation
Bryan Ford, Kevin Van Maren, Jay Lepreau, Stephen Clawson, Bart Robinson, and Jeff Turner
In HOTOS6 1997 [ bibtex ]
1996
User-level Checkpointing Through Exportable Kernel State
Patrick Tullmann, Jay Lepreau, Bryan Ford, and Mike Hibler
In IWOOOS 1996 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
Microkernels Meet Recursive Virtual Machines
Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, Jay Lepreau, Patrick Tullmann, Godmar Back, and Stephen Clawson
In OSDI 1996 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
The Persistent Relevance of the Local Operating System to Worldwide Applications
Jay Lepreau, Bryan Ford, and Mike Hibler
In Proceedings of the 7th ACM SIGOPS European Workshop 1996 [ pdf :: bibtex ]
1995
Using Annotated Interface Definitions to Optimize RPC
Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
Technical Report UUCS-95-014 1995 [ bibtex ]
1994
Extending the RPC Abstraction: Separating Presentation from Interface
Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
Technical Report UUCS-94-032 1994 [ bibtex ]
1993
FLEX: A Tool for Building Efficient and Flexible Systems
John B Carter, Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, Ravindra Kuramkote, Jeff Law, Jay Lepreau, Douglas B. Orr, Leigh Stoller, and Mark Swanson
In WWOS 1993 [ bibtex ]
Notes on Thread Models in Mach 3.0
Bryan Ford, Mike Hibler, and Jay Lepreau
Technical Report UUCS-93-012 1993 [ bibtex ]
In-Kernel Servers on Mach 3.0: Implementation and Performance
Jay Lepreau, Mike Hibler, Bryan Ford, Jeff Law, and Douglas B. Orr
In MACHNIX 1993 [ pdf :: bibtex ]