Given a dataset containing sensitive personal information, a statistical database answers aggregate queries in a manner that preserves individual privacy. We consider the problem ...
In this paper we describe and evaluate a Question Answering (QA) system that goes beyond answering factoid questions. Our approach to QA assumes no restrictions on the type of que...
Owners of sources registered in an information integration system, which provides answers to a (potentially evolving) set of client queries, need to know their contribution to the...
—In a traditional keyword-search system over XML data, a user composes a keyword query, submits it to the system, and retrieves relevant answers. In the case where the user has l...
Transaction-time temporal databases and query languages provide a solid framework for analyzing properties of queries over data streams. In this paper we focus on issues connected...