All systems, regardless of how carefully they have been constructed, suffer failures. This paper focuses on developing a formal understanding of failure with respect to system imp...
Abstract. We advocate to analyze the average complexity of learning problems. An appropriate framework for this purpose is introduced. Based on it we consider the problem of learni...
We describe a system whose purpose is to explore the use of certificates for the distributed management of access rights for resources that have multiple, independent, and geograp...
William E. Johnston, Srilekha Mudumbai, Mary R. Th...
Most databases contain “name constants” like course numbers, personal names, and place names that correspond to entities in the real world. Previous work in integration of het...
Abstract. Database applications are frequently faced with the necessity of representing time varying information and, particularly in the management of information systems, a few k...