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Given a large sparse graph, how can we find patterns and anomalies? Several important applications can be modeled as large sparse graphs, e.g., network traffic monitoring, resea...
Data security is a critical issue for many organizations. Sensitive data must be protected from both inside and outside attackers. Access control policies and related mechanisms h...
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Predicting stock market movements is always difficult. Investors try to guess a stock's behavior, but it often backfires. Thumb rules and intuition seems to be the major indi...