In this paper, an algorithm for obtaining consistent answers to queries posed to inconsistent relational databases is presented. The algorith is proven to be sound, terminating and...
In this work we present the Partner Units Problem as a novel challenge for optimization methods. It captures a certain type of configuration problem that frequently occurs in indu...
Markus Aschinger, Conrad Drescher, Gerhard Friedri...
A computational model for the acquisition of knowledge from encyclopedic texts is described. The model has been implemented in a program, called SNOWY, that reads unedited texts f...
Recent years have witnessed the wide recognition of the importance of ontology and rule in the AI research. In this paper, we report our implementation and evaluation of a rule-ba...
A virtual database system is software that provides unified access to multiple information sources. If the sources are overlapping in their contents and independently maintained,...