We investigate the question of whether a query can be answered using a set V of views. We first define the problem in information-theoretic terms: we say that V determines if V pr...
This paper introduces a new efficient way for computing affine invariant features from gray-scale images. The method is based on a novel image transform which produces infinitely m...
Some "non-' or "extra-functional" features, such as reliability, security, and tracing, defy modularization mechanisms in programming languages. This makes suc...
Eric Wohlstadter, Stoney Jackson, Premkumar T. Dev...
Achieving high dependability of Web Services (WSs) dynamically composed from component WSs is an open problem. One of the main difficulties here is due to the fact that the compone...
Anatoliy Gorbenko, Vyacheslav S. Kharchenko, Peter...
Linux distributions often include package management tools such as apt-get in Debian or yum in RedHat. Using information about package dependencies and conflicts, such tools can d...
Chris Tucker, David Shuffelton, Ranjit Jhala, Sori...