Index structures are designed to optimize search performance, while at the same time supporting efficient data updates. Although not explicit, existing index structures are typica...
The ability to monitor a database server is crucial for effective database administration. Today's commercial database systems support two basic mechanisms for monitoring: (a...
As information becomes available in increasing amounts to a wide spectrum of users, the need for a shift towards a more user-centered information access paradigm arises. We develo...
In this paper, we present the design and evaluation of PeerDB, a peer-to-peer (P2P) distributed data sharing system. PeerDB distinguishes itself from existing P2P systems in sever...
Data mining has been an area of increasing interests during recent years. The association rule discovery problem in particular has been widely studied. However, there are still so...