Efficient methods of content characterization for the browsing, retrieval or filtering of vast amount of digital video content has become a necessity. Still, there is a gap betwee...
Efficient management of RDF data is an important factor in realizing the Semantic Web vision. The existing approaches store RDF data based on triples instead of a relation model. I...
This paper questions the status quo regarding Security Management (SM) tools that function in an isolated, monolithic fashion. People work best by interacting with others and with...
When scientific data sets can be interpreted visually they are typically managed as pictures and consequently stored as large collections of bitmaps. Valuable information containe...
A new and easy-to-implement method for direct volume rendering that uses 3D texture maps for acceleration, and incorporates directional lighting, is described. The implementation,...