In August of 1998 I completed the first hypertextual dissertation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The dissertation was a case study applying methods of rhetorical analysis an...
The problem of query containment is fundamental to many aspects of database systems, including query optimization, determining independence of queries from updates, and rewriting ...
Abstract--Detailed diagnostic data is a prerequisite for debugging problems and understanding runtime performance in distributed wireless embedded systems. Severe bandwidth limitat...
Many security breaches are caused by inappropriate inputs crafted by people with malicious intents. To enhance the system security, we need either to ensure that inappropriate inp...
We consider the problem of automatically generating viewpoint motions for a virtual camera tracking a moving target. Given the target's trajectory, we plan the motion of a ca...