Discover the latest advancements in parallel and distributed computing with the ISPA 2007 proceedings, held in Niagara Falls, Canada. This essential volume, part of Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, features 83 meticulously reviewed full papers and three keynote addresses from the 5th International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications. Explore critical topics including algorithms and applications, cutting-edge architectures and systems, data mining and databases, fault tolerance and security, middleware and cooperative computing, network innovations, and software and languages. Essential reading for researchers, developers, and practitioners in the fields of high-performance computing and distributed systems.