Abstract. In this paper, we propose a new bulk-loading technique for high-dimensional indexes which represent an important component of multimedia database systems. Since it is ver...
Abstract. Most Semantic Web applications are build on top of technology based on the Semantic Web layer cake and the W3C ontology languages RDF(S) and OWL. However RDF(S) embodies ...
The performance of an automatic fingerprint authentication system relies heavily on the quality of the captured fingerprint images. In this paper, two new quality indices for fi...
As part of a NASA HPCC Grand Challenge project, we are designing and implementing a parallel atmospheric chemical tracer model that will be suitable for use in global simulations....
Traditionally, the goal of benchmarking a software system is to evaluate its performance under a particular workload for a fixed configuration. The most prominent examples for eva...
Carsten Binnig, Donald Kossmann, Tim Kraska, Simon...