A top-k query retrieves the k highest scoring tuples from a data set with respect to a scoring function defined on the attributes of a tuple. The efficient evaluation of top-k q...
Gautam Das, Dimitrios Gunopulos, Nick Koudas, Niko...
Abstract--Multiple instance learning (MIL) is a recently researched technique used for learning a target concept in the presence of noise. Previously, a random set framework for mu...
A method that utilizes the polynomially solvable critical independent set problem for solving the maximum independent set problem on graphs with a nonempty critical independent se...
We apply multiple query optimization to batches of pull (on-demand) requests in a mobile database system. The resulting view can answer several queries at once, and it is broadcas...
Abstract. The problem of merging multiple sources information is central in several domains of computer science. In knowledge representation for artificial intelligence, several a...