In this paper we present the Threshold Join Algorithm (TJA), which is an efficient TOP-k query processing algorithm for distributed sensor networks. The objective of a top-k query...
: The systematic assessment, storage, and retrieval of data quality scores has proven to be an elusive problem, often tackled only with classifications, questionnaires, and models....
The advantage of cognitively motivated automatic summarizing is that human users can better understand what happens. This improves acceptability. The basic empirical finding in hum...
A scalable approach to trust negotiation is required in Web service environments that have large and dynamic requester populations. We introduce Trust-Serv, a model-driven trust n...
We have developed a middleware framework for workgroup environments that can support distributed software development and a variety of other application domains requiring document...