Correctly generating a structured query (e.g., an XQuery or a SQL query) requires the user to have a full understanding of the database schema, which can be a daunting task. Alter...
Data integration has been an important area of research for several years. However, such systems suffer from one of the main drawbacks of database systems: the need to invest signi...
In this paper, we show that representation and reasoning techniques used in traditional knowledge engineering and the emerging Semantic Web can play an important role for heteroge...
The schema or mental structures that people apply towards other people has been shown to influence the way people cooperate with others. Schemas evoke behavioral scripts. In this ...
In this paper we describe a new approach to repairing violations of integrity constraints in databases with null values. By adopting basic concepts from model-based diagnosis, we ...