We present an automatic skew mitigation approach for userdefined MapReduce programs and present SkewTune, a system that implements this approach as a drop-in replacement for an e...
YongChul Kwon, Magdalena Balazinska, Bill Howe, Je...
We have proposed a complete system for text detection and localization in gray scale scene images. A boosting framework integrating feature and weak classifier selection based on...
This paper investigates a new automated personal authentication technique using finger-knuckle-print (FKP) imaging. First, a specific data acquisition device is developed to captur...
As wireless network infrastructure becomes more reliable, an increasing number of traditional desktop applications, beyond common web browsing, migrate to portable devices. Since ...
The Message Transformation Model (MTM), for modeling complex message transformation processes in data centric application scenarios, provides strong capabilities for describing the...