Indexes are the key technology underpinning efficient text search. A range of algorithms have been developed for fast query evaluation and for index creation, but update algorithm...
We propose an effective methodology in which a distributed garbage collector may be derived from a distributed termination algorithm and a centralized garbage collector in a manne...
Stephen M. Blackburn, J. Eliot B. Moss, Richard L....
We describe Trellis, a platform for hosting virtual networks on shared commodity hardware. Trellis allows each virtual network to define its own topology, control protocols, and f...
Abstract. This work takes place in the general context of the construction and validation of a domain expertise. It aims at the cooperation of two kinds of knowledge, heterogeneous...
A method of extracting, classifying and modelling non-rigid shapes from an image sequence is presented. Shapes are approximated by polygons where the number of sides is related to...