Given a set Q of keywords, conventional keyword search (KS) returns a set of tuples, each of which (i) is obtained from a single relation, or by joining multiple relations, and (i...
Constraints are important for a variety of XML recommendations and applications. Consequently, there are numerous opportunities for advancing the treatment of XML semantics. In pa...
The concept of time-constrained SQL queries was introduced to address the problem of long-running SQL queries. A key approach adopted for supporting time-constrained SQL queries i...
Activity and user engagement in social media such as web logs, wikis, online forums or social networks has been increasing at unprecedented rates. In relation to social behavior i...
With the amount of data in current data warehouse databases growing steadily, random sampling is continuously gaining in importance. In particular, interactive analyses of large d...