— XQuery, the defacto XML query language, is a functional language with operational semantics, which precludes the direct application of classical query optimization techniques. ...
Power consumption is a troublesome design constraint for emergent systems such as IBM’s BlueGene /L. If current trends continue, future petaflop systems will require 100 megawat...
This paper deals with the design of a multi-modal system for pervasive context-aware service provision and humanenvironment interaction in augmented environments by the use of Per...
Alessandro Genco, Giuseppe Reina, Paolo Raccuglia,...
Protecting privacy means to ensure users that access to their personal data complies with their preferences. However, information can be manipulated in order to derive new objects...
In a group signature [19], any group member can sign on behalf of the group while remaining anonymous, but its identity can be traced in an future dispute investigation. Essentiall...