Classification of Index Partitions to Boost XML Query Performance
XML query optimization continues to occupy considerable research effort due to the increasing usage of XML data. Despite many...
Specifying Aggregation Functions in Multidimensional Models with OCL
Multidimensional models are at the core of data warehouse systems, since they allow decision makers to early define the...
The CARD System
We describe a CASE tool (the CARD system) that allows users to represent and translate ER schemas, along with...
AuRUS: Automated Reasoning on UML/OCL Schemas
To ensure the quality of an information system, the conceptual schema that represents its domain must be semantically correct....
How the Structuring of Domain Knowledge Helps Casual Process Modelers
Modeling business processes has become a common activity in industry, but it is increasingly carried out by non-experts. This...
SPEED: A Semantics-Based Pipeline for Economic Event Detection
Nowadays, emerging news on economic events such as acquisitions has a substantial impact on the financial markets. Therefore, it...
Prediction of Business Process Model Quality Based on Structural Metrics
The quality of business process models is an increasing concern as enterprise-wide modelling initiatives have to rely heavily on...
Contextual Factors in Database Integration — A Delphi Study
Database integration is an important process in information systems development, maintenance, and evolution. Schema matching, the identification of data...
Modelling Functional Requirements in Spatial Design
We demonstrate the manner in which high-level design requirements, e.g., as they correspond to the commonsensical conceptualisation of expert...
Building Dynamic Models of Service Compositions with Simulation of Provision Resources
Efficient and competitive provision of service compositions depends both on the composition structure, and on planning and management of...
