Abstract. Estimating the sizes of query results, and intermediate results, is crucial to many aspects of query processing. In particular, it is necessary for effective query optimi...
In this work we look at combining emerging technologies in programming languages with traditional query processing techniques to provide support for efficient execution of declarat...
Decentralized MDPs provide a powerful formal framework for planning in multi-agent systems, but the complexity of the model limits its usefulness. We study in this paper a class o...
Raphen Becker, Shlomo Zilberstein, Victor R. Lesse...
Many oil wells in Brazilian onshore fields rely on artificial lift methods. Maintenance services such as cleaning, reinstatement, stimulation and others are essential to these wel...
Dario J. Aloise, Daniel Aloise, Caroline T. M. Roc...
Deckling, cutting stock or trim loss problems arise when small units are to be fitted into large ones. One aims to reduce stock usage and setups, then favors long runs, surplus ov...
Adolf Diegel, Garth Miller, Edouard Montocchio, Si...