In this paper we consider supernormal defaults [Poo88] with a strict partial order defining their priorities [Bre91]. We investigate their relation to minimal or preferential ent...
Sequential pattern mining is very important because it is the basis of many applications. Yet how to efficiently implement the mining is difficult due to the inherent characteri...
Arc-Consistency (AC) techniques have been used extensively in the study of Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSP). These techniques are used to simplify the CSP before or during th...
: Automated deduction systems can considerably be improved by replacing axioms with special purpose inference mechanisms. For example replacing in resolution based systems certain ...
Deductive Databases are coming of age with the emergence of efficient and easy to use systems that support queries, reasoning, and application development on databases through dec...