— In this paper we show how Grid computing can be used to improve the operation of a medical image search system. The paper introduces the basic principles of a content-based ima...
We propose an approach for the selective enforcement of access control restrictions in, possibly distributed, large data collections based on two basic concepts: i) flexible autho...
Sabrina De Capitani di Vimercati, Sara Foresti, Su...
Efficient multi-dimensional data search has received much attention in centralized systems. However, its implementation in large-scale distributed systems is not a trivial job and...
One of the most important emerging developments for improving the user/computer interface has been the addition of multimedia facilities to high-performance workstations. Although...
We present a method for the efficient access to parts of remote files. The efficiency is achieved by using a file format independent compact pattern description, that allows to re...