In this paper, we propose a novel unsupervised approach to query segmentation, an important task in Web search. We use a generative query model to recover a query's underlyin...
We present an algorithm for translating XSLT programs into SQL. Our context is that of virtual XML publishing, in which a single XML view is defined from a relational database, an...
Current federated systems deploy cost-based query optimization mechanisms; i.e., the optimizer selects a global query plan with the lowest cost to execute. Thus, cost functions in...
Wen-Syan Li, Vishal S. Batra, Vijayshankar Raman, ...
Accessing data from numerous widely-distributed sources poses signi cant new challenges for query optimization and execution. Congestion and failures in the network can introduce ...
Laurent Amsaleg, Michael J. Franklin, Anthony Toma...
Abstract In recent years, researchers have begun to study inductive databases, a new generation of databases for leveraging decision support applications. In this context, the user...