Score normalization is indispensable in distributed retrieval and fusion or meta-search where merging of result-lists is required. Distributional approaches to score normalization...
To receive personalized web services, the user has to provide personal information and preferences, in addition to the query itself, to the web service. However, detailed personal...
Data stored in a data warehouse are inherently multidimensional, but most data-pruning techniques (such as iceberg and top-k queries) are unidimensional. However, analysts need to...
Abstract: The data on the web, in digital libraries, in scientific repositories, etc. continues to grow at an increasing rate. Distribution is a key solution to overcome this data...
Fabian Groffen, Martin L. Kersten, Stefan Manegold
Structured peer-to-peer systems allow to administer large volumes of data. Several peers collaborate to generate a query result. Analyses of unstructured peer-to-peer systems, nam...