Many applications require finding objects closest to a specified location that contains a set of keywords. For example, online yellow pages allow users to specify an address and a ...
Data is often collected over a distributed network, but in many cases, is so voluminous that it is impractical and undesirable to collect it in a central location. Instead, we mus...
Skyline query processing has been investigated extensively in recent years, mostly for only one query reference point. An example of a single-source skyline query is to find hotel...
In nature and in flow experiments particles form patterns of swirling motion in certain locations. Existing approaches identify these structures by considering the behavior of stre...
Tino Weinkauf, Jan Sahner, Holger Theisel, Hans...
By embedding sensors in mobile devices, it is possible to exploit the ubiquitous presence of these devices to construct applications for large-scale sensing and monitoring of envi...