An important direction in database research for non-standard applications (e.g. engineering or design applications) deals with adequate support for complex objects. Without doubt,...
Currently, there are many hypertext-like tools and database retrieval systems that use keyword search as a means of navigation. While useful for certain tasks, keyword search is i...
Mei C. Chuah, Steven F. Roth, John Kolojejchick, J...
In this paper, a State-Based Dynamic Transportation Network (SBDTN) model is presented, which can be used to describe the spatiotemporal aspect of temporally variable transportatio...
Database support of time-varying phenomena typically assumes that entities change in a linear fashion. Many phenomena, however, change cyclically over time. Examples include monsoo...
Kathleen Hornsby, Max J. Egenhofer, Patrick J. Hay...
The widespread adoption of XML has led to programming languages that support XML as a first class construct. In this paper, we present a method for analyzing and optimizing impera...
Michael G. Burke, Igor Peshansky, Mukund Raghavach...