Abstract. Query optimization is an important functionality of modern database systems and often based on estimating the selectivity of queries before actually executing them. Well-...
We consider the problem of automatically generating viewpoint motions for a virtual camera tracking a moving target. Given the target's trajectory, we plan the motion of a ca...
In this paper, we propose and develop a novel approach to the problem of optimally managing the tax, and more generally debt, collections processes at financial institutions. Our...
Naoki Abe, Prem Melville, Cezar Pendus, Chandan K....
Search spammers use questionable search engine optimization techniques to promote their spam links into top search results. Large-scale spammers target commerce queries that they ...
The design of complex systems is largely ruled by the time needed for verification. Even though formal methods can provide higher reliability, in practice often simulation based ve...