@article{ mfmithani2015,
  title = {Tier-Centric Resource Allocation in Multi-Tier Cloud
                  Systems},
  author = {Jyotiska Nath Khasnabish and Mohammad Firoj Mithani and
                  Shrisha Rao},
  journal = {IEEE Trans. Cloud Comput.},
  doi = {g7xh},
  volume = {5},
  number = {3},
  month = {July--September},
  pages = {576--589},
  year = {2017},
        }