Linear optimization queries retrieve the top-K tuples in a sliding window of a data stream that maximize/minimize the linearly weighted sums of certain attribute values. To effici...
In many modern applications, there are no exact values available to describe the data objects. Instead, the feature values are considered to be uncertain. This uncertainty is mode...
Current developments in processing data streams are based on the best-effort principle and therefore not adequate for many application areas. When sensor data is gathered by inte...
Many websites with a large user base, e.g., websites of nonprofit organizations, do not have the financial means to install large web-servers or use specialized content distributi...
The widespread adoption of XML holds out the promise that document structure can be exploited to specify precise database queries. However, the user may have only a limited knowle...