Current relational databases require that a database schema exist prior to data entry and require manual optimization for best performance. We describe the query optimization tech...
Scott M. Meyer, Jutta Degener, John Giannandrea, B...
Abstract. Generic programming enables the programmer to define functions by induction on the structure of types. Defined once, such a generic function can be used to generate a s...
Three-dimensional maps are fundamental tools for presenting, exploring, and manipulating geo data. This paper describes multiresolution concepts for 3D maps and their texture-base...
Abstract—In this paper, we present the implementation issues of a virtual backbone that supports the operations of the Uniform Quorum System (UQS) and the Randomized Database Gro...
This paper discusses four ways that humans interact with their environments, plus four variables that determine the experience of virtual reality, and also which of the interactio...