This paper focuses on parallel query optimization. We consider the operator problem and introduce a new class of execution strategies called Linear-Oriented Bushy Trees (LBTs). Co...
Many computer graphics rendering algorithms and techniques use ray tracing for generation of natural and photo-realistic images. The efficiency of the ray tracing algorithms depend...
Approximate queries on a collection of strings are important in many applications such as record linkage, spell checking, and Web search, where inconsistencies and errors exist in...
Modern scientific applications consume massive volumes of data produced by computer simulations. Such applications require new data management capabilities in order to scale to te...
Large graph databases are commonly collected and analyzed in numerous domains. For reasons related to either space efficiency or for privacy protection (e.g., in the case of socia...