In order to cope efficiently with simple or complex queries as well as different application requirements (e.g., ad-hoc versus repetitive queries), a query optimizer ought to supp...
Similarity search in time series data is an active area of research. In this paper, we introduce the novel concept of threshold-similarity queries in time series databases which r...
Alexey Pryakhin, Hans-Peter Kriegel, Johannes A&sz...
This paper introduces a new approach of approximating the selectivity of multimedia range queries. Estimating the selectivity of a range query is a pre-requisite to optimize a mul...
Abstract. With the current method of query formation, a Question Answering system retrieves a set of documents that are similar to a question, while what is mostly required is a se...
This paper is mainly concerned with the extension of database management systems querying capabilities, so that users may address queries involving preferences and get discriminate...