Current relational databases require that a database schema exist prior to data entry and require manual optimization for best performance. We describe the query optimization tech...
Scott M. Meyer, Jutta Degener, John Giannandrea, B...
Multimedia information systems are based on the evolving capability of computers to handle diverse types of information. Their most important characteristic is the integration of ...
This paper introduces bifocal sampling, a new technique for estimating the size of an equi-join of two relations. Bifocal sampling classi es tuples in each relation into two group...
Sumit Ganguly, Phillip B. Gibbons, Yossi Matias, A...
The problem of search and retrieval of images using relevance feedback has attracted tremendous attention in recent years from the research community. A real-world-deployable inte...
Pradhee Tandon, Piyush Nigam, Vikram Pudi, C. V. J...
To date, research has focussed on privacy from a wide perspective, enabling organisations to implement various technologies that contribute to privacy protection. However, in such...