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PODS
2001
ACM
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16 years 4 months ago
Optimal Aggregation Algorithms for Middleware
Assume that each object in a database has m grades, or scores, one for each of m attributes. For example, an object can have a color grade, that tells how red it is, and a shape g...
Ronald Fagin, Amnon Lotem, Moni Naor
GLOBECOM
2006
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Dynamic Search Algorithm in Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks
Flooding and random walk (RW) are the two typical search algorithms in unstructured peer-to-peer networks. The flooding algorithm searches the network aggressively. It covers the m...
Po-Chiang Lin, Tsungnan Lin, Hsinping Wang
IPPS
1997
IEEE
15 years 7 months ago
Designing Efficient Distributed Algorithms Using Sampling Techniques
In this paper we show the power of sampling techniques in designing efficient distributed algorithms. In particular, we show that using sampling techniques, on some networks, sele...
Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, David S. L. Wei
ECCC
2010
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15 years 4 months ago
Regret Minimization for Online Buffering Problems Using the Weighted Majority Algorithm
Suppose a decision maker has to purchase a commodity over time with varying prices and demands. In particular, the price per unit might depend on the amount purchased and this pri...
Melanie Winkler, Berthold Vöcking, Sascha Geu...
ESA
2004
Springer
145views Algorithms» more  ESA 2004»
15 years 9 months ago
Flows on Few Paths: Algorithms and Lower Bounds
Abstract. Classical network flow theory allows decomposition of flow into several chunks of arbitrary sizes traveling through the network on different paths. In the first part ...
Maren Martens, Martin Skutella