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EDBT
2006
ACM
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14 years 7 months ago
HASE: A Hybrid Approach to Selectivity Estimation for Conjunctive Predicates
Current methods for selectivity estimation fall into two broad categories, synopsis-based and sampling-based. Synopsis-based methods, such as histograms, incur minimal overhead at ...
Xiaohui Yu, Nick Koudas, Calisto Zuzarte
CORR
2010
Springer
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13 years 7 months ago
Deriving Specifications of Dependable Systems: toward a Method
Abstract--This paper proposes a method for deriving formal specifications of systems. To accomplish this task we pass through a non trivial number of steps, concepts and tools wher...
Manuel Mazzara
WSC
2007
13 years 9 months ago
Alternative thread scoring methods in qualitative event graphs
Event Graphs (EGs) and Simulation Graph Models provide a powerful and general modeling framework for discrete event simulation. Qualitative Event Graphs (QEGs) extend the EG frame...
Ricki G. Ingalls, Douglas J. Morrice
ICVGIP
2008
13 years 9 months ago
Real-Time Painterly Rendering of Terrains
We present a non-photo realistic, real-time painterly rendering technique for terrains. The painterly appearance and the impression of terrains is created by effectively rendering...
Shiben Bhattacharjee, P. J. Narayanan
ACHI
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Knowledge Reuse through Categorical Breakdown Analysis: A Method for Collaborative Systems Evaluation
Designing CSCW systems that support the widely varying needs of targeted users is difficult. There is no silver bullet technology that enables users to effectively collaborate wit...
Will Humphries, D. Scott McCrickard, Dennis C. Nea...