Implementations of map-reduce are being used to perform many operations on very large data. We examine strategies for joining several relations in the map-reduce environment. Our ...
The problem of selecting a sample subset sufficient to preserve diversity arises in many applications. One example is in the design of recombinant inbred lines (RIL) for genetic a...
Feng Pan, Adam Roberts, Leonard McMillan, David Th...
Software vulnerabilities are the root cause of a wide range of attacks. Existing vulnerability scanning tools are able to produce a set of suspects. However, they often suffer fro...
Preserving digital information over the long term becomes increasing important for large number of institutions. The required expertise and limited tool support discourage especial...
Stephan Strodl, Petar Petrov, Michael Greifeneder,...
We report the results of a year-long experiment in the use of robots to teach computer science. Our data set compares results from over 800 students on identical tests from both r...