Cardinality estimation during query optimization relies on simplifying assumptions that usually do not hold in practice. To diminish the impact of inaccurate estimates during opti...
A rich set of concepts and techniques has been developed in the context of query processing for the efficient and robust execution of queries. So far, this work has mostly focused...
With the growing importance of XML in data exchange, much research has been done in providing flexible query facilities to extract data from structured XML documents. In this pape...
The emergence of the Web has increased interests in XML data. XML query languages such as XQuery and XPath use label paths to traverse the irregularly structured data. Without a s...
Registration of pre-operative 3D volume dataset and intra-operative 2D images gradually becomes an important technique to assist radiologists in diagnosing complicated diseases. In...