A universal model of a database D and a set Σ of integrity constraints is a database that extends D, satisfies Σ, and is most general in the sense that it contains sound and co...
Whenever rational agents form coalitions to execute tasks, doing so via a decentralized negotiation process—while more robust and democratic—may lead to a loss of efficiency ...
Georgios Chalkiadakis, Edith Elkind, Maria Polukar...
Recently, a new family of massive self-organizing networks has emerged that not only serve as a communication infrastructure, but also mainly as a distributed query processing syst...
Data state in a data management system such as a database is the result of the transactions performed on that data management system. Approaches such as single-message transaction...
Shel Finkelstein, Thomas Heinzel, Rainer Brendle, ...
Deadlock detection scheduling is an important, yet oft-overlooked problem that can significantly affect the overall performance of deadlock handling. An excessive initiation of ...