This paper introduces a new model of deformable surfaces designed for animation, which we call active implicit surfaces. The underlying idea is to animate a potential field define...
Distributed programming and object-oriented programming are two popular programming paradigms. The former is driven by advances in networking technology whereas the latter provide...
Alan C. Y. Wong, Samuel T. Chanson, Shing-Chi Cheu...
In this paper we discuss how metaphors for supporting user interaction with multimedia databases can be automatically generated. The work presented is a further step in the develo...
Maria Francesca Costabile, Donato Malerba, Matthia...
Declustering and replication are well known techniques used to improve response time of queries in parallel disk environments. As data replication incurs a penalty for updates, da...
Continuous or high-speed manufacturing equipment is an integral part of the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and consumer products industries. For many years, these industries h...
Andrew J. Siprelle, Richard A. Phelps, M. Michelle...