Calculation of object similarity, for example through a distance function, is a common part of data mining and machine learning algorithms. This calculation is crucial for efficie...
Background: The post-genomic era is characterised by a torrent of biological information flooding the public databases. As a direct consequence, similarity searches starting with ...
Anne Friedrich, Raymond Ripp, Nicolas Garnier, Emm...
Matching of high-dimensional features using nearest neighbors search is an important part of image matching methods which are based on local invariant features. In this work we hi...
Spatial Joins are important and time consuming operations in spatial database management systems. It is crucial to be able to accurately estimate the performance of these operatio...
Modern database applications including computer-aided design, multimedia information systems, medical imaging, molecular biology, or geographical information systems impose new re...
Hans-Peter Kriegel, Peter Kunath, Martin Pfeifle, ...