In this paper, we study the data dissemination problem in time-constrained mobile computing systems (TCMCS) in which maximizing data currency (minimizing staleness) and meeting tr...
Hei-Wing Leung, Joe Chun-Hung Yuen, Kam-yiu Lam, E...
Although an optimistic approach has been shown to be better suited than locking protocols for real-time database systems (RTDBS), it has the problems of unnecessary restarts and h...
We study the complexity of the problem of answering queries using materialized views. This problem has attracted a lot of attention recently because of its relevance in data integ...
Scheduling query execution plans is a particularly complex problem in hierarchical parallel systems, where each site consists of a collection of local time-shared (e.g., CPU(s) or...
In distance learning for computer literacy, a student's skill is dependent on personal experience. In such cases, it is important to determine the student's understandin...