We consider the problem of processing a given number of tasks on a given number of processors as quickly as possible when only vague information about the processing time of a task...
Given a water distribution network, where should we place sensors to quickly detect contaminants? Or, which blogs should we read to avoid missing important stories? These seemingl...
Andreas Krause, Carlos Guestrin, Christos Faloutso...
Whenever a client frequently has to retrieve, to query and to locally transform large parts of a huge XML document that is stored on a remote web information server, data exchange...
: As in advertising, online information works best if the users instantly realize the message conveyed. There is no easy to use and valid method for measuring what the viewers actu...
Range queries are a very powerful tool in a wide range of data management systems and are vital to a multitude of applications. The hierarchy of structured overlay systems can be ...