In many database applications involving string data, it is common to have near neighbor queries (asking for strings that are similar to a query string) or nearest neighbor queries...
Abstract-- Particle simulation has become an important research tool in many scientific and engineering fields. Data generated by such simulations impose great challenges to databa...
Skyline query is of great importance in many applications, such as multi-criteria decision making and business planning. In particular, a skyline point is a data object in the dat...
Despite the importance of ranked queries in numerous applications involving multi-criteria decision making, they are not efficiently supported by traditional database systems. In ...
We consider queries which originate from a mobile unit and whose result depends on the location of the user who initiates the query. Example of such a query is How many people are ...
Sanjay Kumar Madria, Bharat K. Bhargava, Evaggelia...