Abstract. Estimation of 3D hand pose is useful in many gesture recognition applications, ranging from human-computer interaction to automated recognition of sign languages. In this...
The query execution engine in Microsoft SQL Server employs hash-based algorithms for inner and outer joins, semi-joins, set operations (such as intersection), grouping, and duplic...
A large part of the data on the World Wide Web is hidden behind form-like interfaces. These interfaces interact with a hidden backend database to provide answers to user queries. ...
We prove new lower bounds for locally decodable codes and private information retrieval. We show that a 2-query LDC encoding nbit strings over an ℓ-bit alphabet, where the decode...
: This work describes a method for processing XPath on a relational back-end that significantly limits the number of SQL joins required, takes advantage of the strengths of modern ...