Preference queries are relational algebra or SQL queries that contain occurrences of the winnow operator (find the most preferred tuples in a given relation). We present here a nu...
For n disjoint line segments in the plane we can construct a binary encompassing tree such that every vertex is pointed, what’s more, at every segment endpoint all incident edges...
Michael Hoffmann, Bettina Speckmann, Csaba D. T&oa...
In this paper we consider the problem of efficiently locating cryptographic keys hidden in gigabytes of data, such as the complete file system of a typical PC. We describe efficie...
We have designed, implemented, and proved the correctness of a compiler generator that accepts action semantic descriptions of imperative programming languages. The generated comp...
Using the language Z for more than specification is hindered by the fact that its algebra of schemas is not monotonic with respect to refinement; so specification is modular, but ...