We propose a novel Partition Path-Based (PPB) grouping strategy to store compressed XML data in a stream of blocks. In addition, we employ a minimal indexing scheme called Block S...
As the Internet grows explosively, search engines play a more and more important role for users in effectively accessing online information. Recently, it has been recognized that ...
Ming Ji, Jun Yan, Siyu Gu, Jiawei Han, Xiaofei He,...
Moving object databases store and process data for objects that change location frequently. Materialized views maintained over time must be updated to reflect changes due to the m...
We are experiencing an unprecedented increase of content contributed by users in forums such as blogs, social networking sites and microblogging services. Such abundance of conten...
Preference elicitation — the process of asking queries to determine parties’ preferences — is a key part of many problems in electronic commerce. For example, a shopping age...