Block-level sampling is far more efficient than true uniform-random sampling over a large database, but prone to significant errors if used to create database statistics. In this ...
Efficient search for nearest neighbors (NN) is a fundamental problem arising in a large variety of applications of vast practical interest. In this paper we propose a novel techniq...
As a means of transmitting not only data but also code encapsulated within functions, higher-order channels provide an advanced form of task parallelism in parallel computations. ...
Decision support queries that scan large indexes can suffer significant degradation in I/O performance due to index fragmentation. DBAs rely on rules of thumb that use index size a...
Stochastic games are a natural model for open reactive processes: one player represents the controller and his opponent represents a hostile environment. The evolution of the syste...