We consider the problem of memory checking, where a user wants to maintain a large database on a remote server but has only limited local storage. The user wants to use the small ...
Cynthia Dwork, Moni Naor, Guy N. Rothblum, Vinod V...
Routing is one of the most challenging open problems in disruption-tolerant networks (DTNs) because of the shortlived wireless connectivity environment. To deal with this issue, r...
There is an exploding amount of user-generated content on the Web due to the emergence of "Web 2.0" services, such as Blogger, MySpace, Flickr, and del.icio.us. The part...
Ka Cheung Sia, Junghoo Cho, Yun Chi, Belle L. Tsen...
The processes by which communities come together, attract new members, and develop over time is a central research issue in the social sciences -- political movements, professiona...
Lars Backstrom, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, Jon M. Kle...
Distance function computation is a key subtask in many data mining algorithms and applications. The most effective form of the distance function can only be expressed in the conte...