A top-k query retrieves the k highest scoring tuples from a data set with respect to a scoring function defined on the attributes of a tuple. The efficient evaluation of top-k q...
Gautam Das, Dimitrios Gunopulos, Nick Koudas, Niko...
We address a problem of updating XML documents having their XML schema described by a Document Type Definition (DTD) without breaking their validity. We present a way how to expre...
This paper presents BCube, a new network architecture specifically designed for shipping-container based, modular data centers. At the core of the BCube architecture is its serve...
Chuanxiong Guo, Guohan Lu, Dan Li, Haitao Wu, Xuan...
This paper investigates helper threads that improve performance by prefetching data on behalf of an application’s main thread. The focus is data prefetch helper threads that lac...
Variable Data Printing (VDP) has brought new flexibility and dynamism to the printed page. Each printed instance of a specific class of document can now have different degrees of ...
Steven R. Bagley, David F. Brailsford, James A. Ol...