Execution plans produced by traditional query optimizers for data integration queries may yield poor performance for several reasons. The cost estimates may be inaccurate, the mem...
In this paper, we show that representation and reasoning techniques used in traditional knowledge engineering and the emerging Semantic Web can play an important role for heteroge...
The paper develops a self-tuning resource aware partial evaluation technique for Prolog programs, which derives its own control strategies tuned for the underlying computer archit...
Abstract-- Many popular Web sites suffer occasional uservisible problems such as slow responses, blank pages or error messages being displayed, items not being added to shopping ca...
Continuous queries are queries for which responses given to users must be continuously updated, as the sources of interest get updated. Such queries occur, for instance, during on...