The authors have developed a new approach to database interoperability using the sketch data model. That technique has now been used in a number of applications, but an important ...
We discuss the design of multi-dimensional tender and auction mechanisms that combine Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and auction theory. The mechanisms select an agent to perform...
An inverse of a schema mapping M is intended to "undo" what M does, thus providing a way to perform "reverse" data exchange. In recent years, three different f...
Ronald Fagin, Phokion G. Kolaitis, Lucian Popa, Wa...
—Some current and future pervasive data driven applications must operate in ”extreme” environments where endto-end connectivity cannot be guaranteed at all times. In fact, it...
Moving object databases store and process data for objects that change location frequently. Materialized views maintained over time must be updated to reflect changes due to the m...