Web image search is inspired by text search techniques; it mainly relies on indexing textual data that surround the image file. But retrieval results are often noisy and image pro...
Random sampling is a popular technique for providing fast approximate query answers, especially in data warehouse environments. Compared to other types of synopses, random sampling...
In this paper, we propose the Pyramid-Technique, a new indexing method for high-dimensional data spaces. The PyramidTechnique is highly adapted to range query processing using the...
This paper introduces a formalism to describe the needs and preferences of database users. Because of the precise formulation of these concepts, we have found an automatic and ver...
Search engines return ranked lists of Web pages in response to queries. These pages are starting points for post-query navigation, but may be insufficient for search tasks involvi...