A common approach to performing keyword search over relational databases is to find the minimum Steiner trees in database graphs. These methods, however, are rather expensive as th...
We elaborate on the mathematical foundations of the meaning coordination problem that agents face in open environments. We investigate to which extend the BarwiseSeligman theory o...
This chapter addresses the problem of producing and maintaining progress in agent design. New architectures often hold important insights into the problems of designing intelligenc...
The Internet creates an environment suitable to spatial data share, allowing the users to transmit, visualize, manipulate and interact with them. This environment not only allows n...
David Cavassana Costa, Mario Meireles Teixeira, An...
In this paper we discuss advances in self-tuning database systems over the past decade, based on our experience in the AutoAdmin project at Microsoft Research. This paper primaril...