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PODS
2010
ACM
150views Database» more  PODS 2010»
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Understanding queries in a search database system
It is well known that a search engine can significantly benefit from an auxiliary database, which can suggest interpretations of the search query by means of the involved concep...
Ronald Fagin, Benny Kimelfeld, Yunyao Li, Sriram R...
SIGECOM
2010
ACM
219views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2010»
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Revenue maximization with a single sample
We design and analyze approximately revenue-maximizing auctions in general single-parameter settings. Bidders have publicly observable attributes, and we assume that the valuation...
Peerapong Dhangwatnotai, Tim Roughgarden, Qiqi Yan
SIGECOM
2010
ACM
147views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2010»
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Socially desirable approximations for Dodgson's voting rule
In 1876 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson suggested the intriguing voting rule that today bears his name. Although Dodgson’s rule is one of the most well-studied voting rules, it suffers...
Ioannis Caragiannis, Christos Kaklamanis, Nikos Ka...
SIGMETRICS
2010
ACM
197views Hardware» more  SIGMETRICS 2010»
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Coloring spatial point processes with applications to peer discovery in large wireless networks
In this paper, we study distributed channel assignment in wireless networks with applications to peer discovery in ad hoc wireless networks. We model channel assignment as a color...
Jian Ni, R. Srikant, Xinzhou Wu
SIGMETRICS
2010
ACM
173views Hardware» more  SIGMETRICS 2010»
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Channel fragmentation in dynamic spectrum access systems: a theoretical study
Dynamic Spectrum Access systems exploit temporarily available spectrum (‘white spaces’) and can spread transmissions over a number of non-contiguous sub-channels. Such methods...
Edward G. Coffman Jr., Philippe Robert, Florian Si...