A query optimizer compares alternative plans in its search space to find the best plan for a given query. Depending on the search space and the enumeration algorithm, optimizers v...
Ihab F. Ilyas, Jun Rao, Guy M. Lohman, Dengfeng Ga...
In the present study, an efficient strategy for retrieving texture images from large texture databases is introduced and studied within a distributional-statistical framework. Our...
Vasileios K. Pothos, Christos Theoharatos, George ...
Until recently, issues in image retrieval have been handled in DBMSs and in computer vision as separate research works. Nowadays, the trend is towards integrating the two approach...
Solomon Atnafu, Richard Chbeir, David Coquil, Lion...
At a fundamental level, the key challenge in data integration is to reconcile the semantics of disparate data sets, each expressed with a different database structure. I argue th...
Shape database search is ubiquitous in the world of biometric systems, CAD systems etc. Shape data in these domains is experiencing an explosive growth and usually requires search...
Meizhu Liu, Baba C. Vemuri, Shun-ichi Amari, Frank...