The K-Nearest Neighbor search (kNN) problem has been investigated extensively in the past due to its broad range of applications. In this paper we study this problem in the contex...
Query optimization is used frequently in relational database management systems. Most existing techniques are based on reordering the relational operators, where the most selective...
Due to their numerous benefits, relational systems play a major role in storing XML documents. XML also benefits relational systems by providing a means to publish legacy relatio...
We develop a query algebra that supports efficient assertion retrieval--a natural extension of instance retrieval. The algebra is based on previously developed techniques for index...
Jeffrey Pound, David Toman, Grant E. Weddell, Jiew...
—The vision of the Semantic Web has brought about new challenges at the intersection of web research and data management. One fundamental research issue at this intersection is t...