Advanced Query Processing: Volume 1: Issues and Trends

Description

This research book presents key developments, directions, and challenges concerning advanced query processing for both traditional and non-traditional data. A special emphasis is devoted to approximation and adaptivity issues as well as to the integration of heterogeneous data sources. The book will prove useful as a reference book for senior undergraduate or graduate courses on advanced data management issues, which have a special focus on query processing and data integration. It is aimed for technologists, managers, and developers who want to know more about emerging trends in advanced query processing. Front Matter....Pages 1-15 Advanced Query Processing: An Introduction....Pages 1-13 On Skyline Queries and How to Choose from Pareto Sets....Pages 15-36 Processing Framework for Ranking and Skyline Queries....Pages 37-56 Preference-Based Query Personalization....Pages 57-81 Approximate Queries for Spatial Data....Pages 83-127 Approximate XML Query Processing....Pages 129-155 Progressive and Approximate Join Algorithms on Data Streams....Pages 157-185 Online Aggregation....Pages 187-210 Adaptive Query Processing in Distributed Settings....Pages 211-236 Approximate Queries with Adaptive Processing....Pages 237-269 Querying Conflicting Web Data Sources....Pages 271-303 A Functional Model for Dataspace Management Systems....Pages 305-341 Back Matter....Pages 0--1