In this paper, a signature file method for indexing document database systems is presented. For this purpose, the concept of presentative word hierarchy is introduced, based on whi...
Abstract. We propose a new family of constraints which combine together lexicographical ordering constraints for symmetry breaking with other common global constraints. We give a g...
Consider the problem of maximizing the toll revenue collected on a multi-commodity transportation network. This fits a bilevel framework where a leader sets tolls, while users res...
We present a probabilistic, salience-based approach to the interpretation of pointing gestures together with spoken utterances. Our mechanism models dependencies between spatial a...
—In reality, spatial objects (e.g., hotels) not only have spatial locations but also have quality attributes (e.g., price, star). An object p is said to dominate another one p , ...