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...
Thie paper presents a representation echeme for polyhedral objects in arbitrary dimensions. Each object ie represented as the algebraic sum of convex polyhedra (cells). Each cell ...
This paper presents the design of the storage system for the POSTGRES data base system under construction at Berkeley. It is novel in several ways. First, the storage manager supp...
By imposing a single hierarchy on data, XML makes queries brittle in the sense that a query might fail to produce the desired result if it is executed on the same data organized in...
Curtis Dyreson, Sourav S Bhowmick, Aswani Rao Jann...
The growing availability of mobile devices produces an enormous quantity of personal tracks which calls for advanced analysis methods capable of extracting knowledge out of massiv...