Data consistency is very desirable because strong semantic properties make it easier to write correct programs that perform as users expect. However, there are good reasons why co...
Chor et al [3] show that when accessing a single public database, a user is only guaranteed safety from an administrator inferring the user's real intentions (an inference at...
We address the issue of measuring storage, or query load distribution fairness in peer-to-peer data management systems. Existing metrics may look promising from the point of view ...
Random sampling is one of the most fundamental data management tools available. However, most current research involving sampling considers the problem of how to use a sample, and...
Theory, algorithms, techniques and tools for producing a generalisation of a map have long been available. In this paper we study the inverse problem, namely, given two maps L and...