We describe a new vector-based primitive for creating smoothshaded images, called the diffusion curve. A diffusion curve partitions the space through which it is drawn, defining d...
Sketching techniques can provide approximate answers to aggregate queries either for data-streaming or distributed computation. Small space summaries that have linearity propertie...
On-line analytical processing (OLAP) requires e cient processing of complex decision support queries over very large databases. It is well accepted that pre-computed data cubes ca...
David Wai-Lok Cheung, Bo Zhou, Ben Kao, Hongjun Lu...
One of the most important, common and critical management issues lies in determining the "best" project portfolio out of a given set of investment proposals. As this dec...
Karl F. Doerner, Walter J. Gutjahr, Richard F. Har...
—Stochastic relaxation aims at finding the minimum of a fitness function by identifying a proper sequence of distributions, in a given model, that minimize the expected value o...