We develop a query algebra that supports efficient assertion retrieval--a natural extension of instance retrieval. The algebra is based on previously developed techniques for index...
Jeffrey Pound, David Toman, Grant E. Weddell, Jiew...
Many applications require to determine the k-nearest neighbors for multiple query points simultaneously. This task is known as all-(k)-nearest-neighbor (AkNN) query. In this paper,...
Tobias Emrich, Franz Graf, Hans-Peter Kriegel, Mat...
This paper introduces RankSQL, a system that provides a systematic and principled framework to support efficient evaluations of ranking (top-k) queries in relational database syst...
Chengkai Li, Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang, Ihab F. Ilyas...
Range queries based on L1 distance are a common type of queries in multimedia databases containing feature vectors. We propose a novel approach that transforms the feature space i...
Sakti Pramanik, Alok Watve, Chad R. Meiners, Alex ...
Integration systems typically support only a restricted set of queries over the schema they export. The reason is that the participating information sources contribute limited con...