Skyline queries have attracted considerable attention over the last few years, mainly due to their ability to return interesting objects without the need for user-defined scoring f...
We consider the problem of segmenting an image into foreground and background, with foreground containing solely objects of interest known a priori. We propose an integration mode...
Sparse LU factorization with partial pivoting is important for many scienti c applications and delivering high performance for this problem is di cult on distributed memory machin...
Association studies in populations relate genomic variation among individuals with medical condition. Key to these studies is the development of efficient and affordable genotypin...
Background: The investigation of plant genome structure and evolution requires comprehensive characterization of repetitive sequences that make up the majority of higher plant nuc...