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NLDB
2011
Springer
14 years 9 months ago
Querying Linked Data Using Semantic Relatedness: A Vocabulary Independent Approach
Abstract. Linked Data brings the promise of incorporating a new dimension to the Web where the availability of Web-scale data can determine a paradigmatic transformation of the Web...
André Freitas, João Gabriel Oliveira...
CSCW
2012
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Removing gamification from an enterprise SNS
Gamification, the use of game mechanics in non-gaming applications, has been applied to various systems to encourage desired user behaviors. In this paper, we examine patterns of ...
Jennifer Thom-Santelli, David R. Millen, Joan Morr...
ICDE
2012
IEEE
249views Database» more  ICDE 2012»
13 years 9 months ago
Answering Why-not Questions on Top-k Queries
Abstract—After decades of effort working on database performance, the quality and the usability of database systems have received more attention in recent years. In particular, t...
Zhian He, Eric Lo
INFOCOM
2012
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Approximately optimal adaptive learning in opportunistic spectrum access
—In this paper we develop an adaptive learning algorithm which is approximately optimal for an opportunistic spectrum access (OSA) problem with polynomial complexity. In this OSA...
Cem Tekin, Mingyan Liu
TOG
2012
181views Communications» more  TOG 2012»
13 years 9 months ago
Guided exploration of physically valid shapes for furniture design
Geometric modeling and the physical validity of shapes are traditionally considered independently. This makes creating aesthetically pleasing yet physically valid models challengi...
Nobuyuki Umetani, Takeo Igarashi, Niloy J. Mitra