The query equivalence problem has been studied extensively for set-semantics and, more recently, for bag-set semantics. However, SQL queries often combine set and bag-set semantic...
The inherent vagueness and ambiguity of non-monotonic reasoning makes it impossible to formulate detailed specifications to validate KBS performance by using traditional test-case...
In the present paper we propose a consistent way to integrate syntactical least general generalizations (lgg's) with semantic evaluation of the hypotheses. For this purpose we...
Abstract. A mathematical semantics is proposed for the notion of architectural connector, in the style defined by Allen and Garlan, that builds on Goguen’s categorical approach t...
Blogs, discussion forums and social networking sites are an excellent source for people’s opinions on a wide range of topics. We examine the application of voting theory to “I...
Alfredo Alba, Varun Bhagwan, Julia Grace, Daniel G...