This paper introduces RankSQL, a system that provides a systematic and principled framework to support efficient evaluations of ranking (top-k) queries in relational database syst...
Chengkai Li, Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang, Ihab F. Ilyas...
This paper introduces a hierarchical approach for multicomponent tracking, where the object-to-be-tracked is modeled as a group of spatial related parts. We propose to use a robus...
We address the problem of minimal-change integrity maintenance in the context of integrity constraints in relational databases. We assume that integrity-restoration actions are li...
Measuring semantic similarity among concepts is the core method for assessing the degree of semantic interoperability within and between ontologies. In this paper, we propose to ex...
Goals are often used to represent stakeholder’s objectives. The intentionality inherited by a goal drives stakeholders to pursuit the fulfillment of their goals either by themse...
Luiz Olavo Bonino da Silva Santos, Giancarlo Guizz...