Abstract. Fusion queries search for information integrated from distributed, autonomous sources over the Internet. We investigate techniques for e cient processing of fusion querie...
Schema merging is the process of consolidating multiple schemas into a unified view. The task becomes particularly challenging when the schemas are highly heterogeneous and autono...
Xiang Li 0002, Christoph Quix, David Kensche, Sand...
Many users and applications require the integration of semi-structured data from autonomous, heterogeneous Web sources. Over the last years mediator systems have emerged that use d...
Current federated systems deploy cost-based query optimization mechanisms; i.e., the optimizer selects a global query plan with the lowest cost to execute. Thus, cost functions in...
Wen-Syan Li, Vishal S. Batra, Vijayshankar Raman, ...
Abstract. Traditional workflow enactment systems and workflow design processes view the workflow as a one-time interaction with the various data sources, executing a series of step...
Panayiotis Neophytou, Panos K. Chrysanthis, Alexan...