Search Results - "Berra, P.B."

Semantic modeling and knowledge representation in multimedia databases by Al-Khatib, W., Day, Y.F., Ghafoor, A., Berra, P.B.

“…In this paper, we present the current state of the art in semantic data modeling of multimedia data. Semantic conceptualization can be performed at several…”
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Data and Knowledge Management in Multimedia Systems by Berra, P.B., Ghafoor, A.

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Techniques for increasing the stream capacity of a high-performance multimedia server by Jadav, D., Choudhary, A.N., Berra, P.B.

“…High-performance servers and high-speed networks will form the backbone of the infrastructure required for distributed multimedia information systems. A server…”
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Foreword Computers Come and Go But Data Go On Forever by Berra, P.B.

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Techniques for Scheduling I/O in a High Performance Multimedia-on-Demand Server by Jadav, D., Srinilta, C., Choudhary, A., Berra, P.B.

“…One of the key components of a multiuser multimedia-on-demand system is the data server. Digitalization of traditionally analog data such as video and audio,…”
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Recent developments in data base and information retrieval hardware architectures by Berra, P.B.

“…Increased emphasis has been given to the solution of data base management and information retrieval problems through the use of new hardware architectures…”
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Optics and supercomputing by Berra, P.B., Ghafoor, A., Guizani, M., Marcinkowski, S.J., Mitkas, P.A.

“…Storage, interconnection, and processing are discussed. Various types of optical disks and page-oriented holographic memories are considered. It is shown that…”
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Implementation of relational database operations in optics by Mitkas, P.A., Berra, P.B.

“…Optics have some very interesting attributes that can have a major impact on the performance of future database management systems. Among these attributes are…”
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The impact of optics on data and knowledge base systems by Berra, P.B., Ghafoor, A., Mitkas, P.A., Marcinkowski, S.J., Guizani, M.

“…The authors assess the possible impact of optics on database and knowledge base systems, focusing on storage, interconnection, and processing. Various types of…”
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Fast and efficient searching of multimedia databases using holographic memory by Berra, P.B., Mitkas, P.A., Shengluan Zhong

“…With the ever-expanding size of multimedia databases it is important to seek new technologies that improve the performance of systems that manage these…”
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An efficient communication structure for distributed commit protocols by Ghafoor, A., Berra, P.B.

“…To maintain consistency in a distributed database environment, the transactions must be executed atomically. The standard algorithm for ensuring an atomic…”
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New order preserving access methods for very large files derived from linear hashing by Hachem, N.I., Berra, P.B.

“…A class of order-preserving dynamic hashing structures is introduced and analyzed. The access method is referred to as the dynamic random-sequential access…”
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Querying structured hyperdocuments by Yong Kyu Lee, Seong-Joon Yoo, Kyoungro Yoon, Berra, P.B.

“…We present a document model which integrates the logical structure and hypertext link structure of hyperdocuments in order to manage structured documents with…”
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Optical Techniques and Data/Knowledge Base Machines by Berra, P B, Troullinos, N B

“…Optical storage, communication, and processing hold the potential for a two orders-of-magnitude performance improvement in data/knowledge base processing…”
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A data base machine design and evaluation facility by Liuzzi, R.A., Berra, P.B.

“…Recent announcements in the computer field concerning semiconductor technology have motivated interest in the area of data base management and computer…”
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Issues in networking and data management of distributed multimedia systems by Berra, P.B., Chen, C.-Y.R., Ghafoor, A., Little, T.D.C.

“…The authors provide an overall assessment of the current state-of-the art in multimedia information technology, the future directions and the engineering…”
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Computer Architecture for a Surrogate File to a Very Large Data/Knowledge Base by BERRA, PBRUCE, CHUNG, SOONMYOUNG, HACHEM, NABILI

“…Techniques are presented for managing a very large data/knowledge base to support multiple inference mechanisms for logic programming. The frequent requirement…”
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TOCPN: interactive temporal model for interactive multimedia documents by Yoon, K., Berra, P.B.

“…Recently, much attention has been paid to interactive temporal models which let authors define possible interactions with users and represent the dynamic…”
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Design and evaluation of data access strategies in a high performance multimedia-on-demand server by Jadav, D., Srinilta, C., Choudhary, A., Berra, P.B.

“…One of the key components of a multi user multimedia on demand system is the data server. Digitization of traditionally analog data such as video and audio,…”
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Optical content addressable memories for data/knowledge base processing by Akyokus, S., Berra, P.B.

“…This paper describes the principles and architectures of a one- and a two-dimensional optical content addressable memory (OCAM). These architectures are based…”
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