It is important for any data language that it enables many people to derive correct information from a databases in a simple, effective way with predictable performance. In an ana...
The problem of estimating progress for long-running queries has recently been introduced. We analyze the characteristics of the progress estimation problem, from the perspective o...
: The Conjunction Principle says, roughly, that if the truth of a conjunction can be brought about, then the truth of each conjunct can be brought about. The current essay argues t...
We report about an empirical software engineering course for PhD students. We introduce its syllabus and two different pedagogical strategies. The first strategy is based on indiv...
A novel algorithm for actively trading stocks is presented. While traditional universal algorithms (and technical trading heuristics) attempt to predict winners or trends, our app...