We introduce an image retrieval method for searchingan image database by using a query image that has similarity in its global and/or regional image contents to the intended targe...
A question that database administrators (DBAs) routinely need to answer is how long a batch query workload will take to complete. This question arises, for example, while planning...
Transduction is an inference mechanism “from particular to particular”. Its application to classification tasks implies the use of both labeled (training) data and unlabeled (...
This paper describes a successful but challenging application of data mining in the railway industry. The objective is to optimize maintenance and operation of trains through prog...
Traditional regression analysis derives global relationships between variables and neglects spatial variations in variables. Hence they lack the ability to systematically discover...