Abstract. Relational database systems are becoming increasingly popular in the scientific community to support the interactive exploration of large volumes of data. In this scenar...
Abstract. Multidimensional databases are large collections of data, often historical, used for sophisticated analysis oriented to decision making. This activity is supported by an ...
When a client interacts with an expert, e.g. a doctor, it falls upon the expert to ask questions that steer the process towards fulfilling the client's needs. This is most ef...
In cooperative peer-to-peer information retrieval systems, each node can be considered an intelligent agent and these agents work collectively to provide an information retrieval ...
A Decentralized Market Information System (DMIS) that aggregates and provides information about markets is an important component for achieving markets in Grid and Peer-to-Peer sys...