IDEAS 1999: Montreal, Canada
Invited talk
M. Tamer Özsu: Issues in Multimedia Data Management. 452-459
Query Optimization
B. John Oommen, Murali Thiyagarajah: Query Result Size Estimation Using a Novel Histogram-like Technique: The Rectangular Attribute Cardinality Map. 3-15
Martin F. van Bommel: Semantic Query Optimization for ODMG-93 Databases. 16-23
Dunren Che, Karl Aberer: A Heuristics-Based Approach to Query Optimization in Structured Document Databases. 24-33
Sourav S. Bhowmick, Sanjay Kumar Madria, Wee Keong Ng, Ee-Peng Lim: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Web Bag in a Web Warehouse. 34-42
Multi-DB
Mengchi Liu, Tok Wang Ling, Tao Guan: Integration of Semistructured Data with Partial and Inconsistent Information. 44-52
Silvana Castano, Valeria De Antonellis: A Schema Analysis and Reconciliation Tool Environment for Heterogeneous Databases. 53-62
Olivier Jautzy: Interoperable Databases: A Programming Language Approach. 63-71
Modelling
Martin F. van Bommel: Interactive Design of Object-Oriented Schema. 74-81
Christophe Nicolle, Nadine Cullot, Kokou Yétongnon: SHB: A Strategic Hierarchy Builder for Managing Heterogeneous Databases. 82-86
Eric Leclercq, Djamal Benslimane, Kokou Yétongnon: ISIS: A Semantic Mediation Model and an Agent Based Architecture for GIS Interoperability. 87-91
Henrik Loeser, Norbert Ritter: iWebDB - Web Site Administration Based on Object-Relational Database Technology. 92-97
Teruhisa Hochin, Tatsuo Tsuji: A Method of Constructing Dynamic Schema Representing the Structure of Semistructured Data. 103-108
Application of Clustering

Szu-Wen Kuo, Marianne Winslett, Yong Cho, Jonghyun Lee: New GDM-based Declustering Methods for Parallel Range Queries. 119-127
Wen-Lin Hsu, Sheau-Dong Lang: Feature Reduction and Database Maintenance in NETNEWS Classification. 137-144
Keynote Speech
Jeffrey D. Ullman: The MIDAS Data-Mining Project at Stanford. 460-464
OLAP and Data Mining
Karthick Rajamani, Alan L. Cox, Balakrishna R. Iyer, Atul Chadha: Efficient Mining for Association Rules with Relational Database Systems. 148-155
Jens Albrecht, Andreas Bauer, O. Deyerling, Holger Günzel, Wolfgang Hümmer, Wolfgang Lehner, Lutz Schlesinger: Management of Multidimensional Aggregates for Efficient Online Analytical Processing. 156-164
Volker Markl, Frank Ramsak, Rudolf Bayer: Improving OLAP Performance by Multidimensional Hierarchical Clustering. 165-177
Sanjay Goil, Alok N. Choudhary: A Parallel Scalable Infrastructure for OLAP and Data Mining. 178-186
View Maintenance

Jixue Liu, Millist W. Vincent, Mukesh K. Mohania: Incremental Maintenance of Nested Relational Views. 197-205
Xin Zhang, Elke A. Rundensteiner: The SDCC Framework for Integrating Existing Algorithms for Diverse Data Warehouse Maintenance Tasks. 206-214
Evaluation and Analysis

Motomichi Toyama, Akira Ohara: Hash-based Symmetric Data Structure and Join Algorithm for OLAP Applications. 231-238
Maytham Safar, Cyrus Shahabi: 2D Topological and Direction Relations in the World of Minimum Bounding Circles. 239-247
Yuping Yang, Mukesh Singhal: A New Access Index for Fast Execution of Conjunctive Queries over Text Data. 248-253
Sachin Kulkarni, Mukesh K. Mohania: Concurrent Maintenance of Views Using Multiple Versions. 254-259
Principles of DB

Viet Phan Luong: Between Well-Founded Semantics and Stable Model Semantics. 270-278
Wilfred Ng: Lexicographically Ordered Functional Dependencies and Their Application to Temporal Relations. 279-287
Invited talk
Transaction and Recovery
Cory J. Butz, S. K. Michael Wong: Recovery Protocols in Multi-Agent Probabilistic Reasoning Systems. 302-310
Peter Bodorik, Dawn N. Jutla, Jacob Slonim, A. Agarwal: Locking with Different Granularities for Reads and Writes in an MVM System. 311-320
Heiko Schuldt, Hans-Jörg Schek, Gustavo Alonso: Transactional Coordination Agents for Composite Systems. 321-331
Jian Tang, Xuemin Xing: A Workflow Management Systems Architecture that Support Ad-Hoc Recoveries. 332-340
DB Architecture
Richard McClatchey, Zsolt Kovacs, Florida Estrella, Jean-Marie Le Goff, L. Varga, M. Zsenei: The Role of Meta-Objects and Self-Description in an Engineering Data Warehouse. 342-350
Alexander Münnich, Marcel Birkhold, Georg Färber, Peter Woitschach: Towards an Architecture for Reactive Systems Using an Active Real-Time Database and Standardized Components. 351-359
Nan Zhang, Theo Härder: On a Buzzword ``Extensibility'' - What We Have Learned from the ORIENT Project? 360-369
Kwok K. Yu, Byung Suk Lee, Michael R. Olson: The Scalability of an Object Descriptor Architecture OODBMS. 370-377
Transaction Processing and Performance
Kyu-Woong Lee, Myung-Joon Kim, Seog Park: Site-Locking Protocol for Global Concurrency Control in Multidatabase Systems. 380-384
Norbert Widmann, Peter Baumann: Performance Evaluation of Multidimensional Array Storage Techniques in Databases. 385-389
Hyunchul Kang, Young-Sung Kim: Performance Tradeoffs in Real-Time Transaction Processing with Client Data Caching. 403-407
C. I. Ezeife, Jian Zheng: Measuring the Performance of Database Object Horizontal Fragmentation Schemes. 408-414
João Eduardo Ferreira, Gisele Busichia: Database Modularization Design for the Construction of Flexible Information Systems. 415-422
DB Engineering and User Issues
Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Anthony J. Kusalik: An Implementation Architecture for Orthogonally Persistent Deductive Object-Oriented Database Systems. 424-432
Isabel F. Cruz, Kimberly M. James: User Interface for Distributed Multimedia Database Querying with Mediator Supported Refinement. 433-441
Kenneth W. Ng, Richard R. Muntz: Parallelizing User-Defined Functions in Distributed Object-Relational DBMS. 442-445



