In this paper we present a formal framework and tool supporting the user in the task of formulating a precise query – which best captures their information needs – even in the ...
Enrico Franconi, Paolo Guagliardo, Marco Trevisan,...
We have architected and evaluated a new kind of data resource, one that is composed of a logical collection of ephemeral data streams that could be viewed as a collection of publi...
Metric access methods (MAMs), such as the M-tree, are powerful index structures for supporting ty queries on metric spaces, which represent a common abstraction for those searchin...
A common technique used to minimize I/O in data intensive applications is data declustering over parallel servers. This technique involves distributing data among several disks so...
Hakan Ferhatosmanoglu, Ali Saman Tosun, Guadalupe ...
Due to the enormous increase in the stored digital contents, search and retrieval functionalities are necessary in multimedia systems. Though processor speed for standard PCs (Per...