Similarity retrieval mechanisms should utilize generalized quadratic form distance functions as well as the Euclidean distance function since ellipsoid queries parameters may vary...
In a mobile computing system, caching data items at the mobile clients is important to reduce the data access delay in a unreliable and low bandwidth mobile network. However, effi...
Joe Chun-Hung Yuen, Edward Chan, Kam-yiu Lam, Hei-...
Abstract: Multimedia databases are increasingly common in science, business, entertainment and many other applications. Their size and high dimensionality of features are major cha...
Multichannel adaptive information systems can deliver services over different types of networks and access devices. Since different providers may offer either functionally equivale...
Cinzia Cappiello, Paolo Missier, Barbara Pernici, ...
The IEEE 802.11 family of specifications is by far the most prominent and successful technique for accessing WLANs. Because the channel used by wireless devices is a time-varying...