— Measurement-based optimization is one important strategy to improve the performance of bandwidth-demanding peer-to-peer systems. However, to date, we have little quantitative k...
T. S. Eugene Ng, Yang-Hua Chu, Sanjay G. Rao, Kunw...
Abstract. XML query processors suffer from main-memory limitations that prevent them from processing large XML documents. While content-based predicates can be used to project down...
Developing an optimizing compiler for a newly proposed architecture is extremely difficult when there is only a simulator of the machine available. Designing such a compiler requ...
John Cavazos, Christophe Dubach, Felix V. Agakov, ...
We consider collusion in multi-unit auctions where the allocation and payments are determined using the VCG mechanism. We show how collusion can increase the utility of the collud...
Many claims have been made about the consequences of not documenting design rationale. The general perception is that designers and architects usually do not fully understand the ...
Antony Tang, Muhammad Ali Babar, Ian Gorton, Jun H...