8. DEXA 1997: Toulouse, France

Invited Lectures (1)

• Gerald Ehmayer, Gerti Kappel, Siegfried Reich:
  Connecting Databases to the Web: A Taxonomy of Gateways. 1-15
  
• Georges Gardarin:
  Multimedia Federated Databases on Intranets: Web-Enabling IRO-DB. 16-27
  

Modelling I

• Tarek Branki, Bruno Defude:
  A Terminological Canonical Data Model for Cooperating Heterogeneous Geographical Information Systems. 28-37
  
• Leung-Chi Chan, Qing Li:
  An Extensible Approach to Reactive Processing in an Advanced Object Modelling Environment. 38-47
  
• John K. Debenham:
  Constructing the Functional Model. 48-57
  

Object Oriented Databases I

• Ladjel Bellatreche, Kamalakar Karlapalem, Ana Simonet:
  Horizontal Class Partitioning in Object-Oriented Databases. 58-67
  
• Mohammed Benattou, Lotfi Lakhal:
  Incremental Inheritance Model for an OODBMS. 68-80
  
• Jean-Yves Gay, Le Gruenwald:
  A Clustering Technique for Object Oriented Databases. 81-90
  

Active and Temporal Aspects I

• Tarik Bouaziz, Janne Karvonen, Anton Pesonen, Antoni Wolski:
  Design and Implementation of TEMPO Fuzzy Triggers. 91-100
  
• Mohammad Said Desouki, Ana Simonet, Michel Simonet:
  Supporting and Maintaining Derivations: a Declarative Active Approach. 101-111
  
• Marie-Christine Fauvet, Jean-François Canavaggio, Pierre-Claude Scholl:
  A Proposal for Histories in Object DBMS. 112-121
  

Modelling II

• Bernard Faure, Maguelonne Teisseire, Rosine Cicchetti:
  Activity Threads: A Unified Framework for Aiding Behavioural Modelling. 122-131
  
• Oscar Pastor, Emilio Insfrán, Vicente Pelechano, Susana Ramirez:
  Linking Object-Oriented Conceptual Modeling with Object-Oriented Implementation in Java. 132-141
  
• Bing Wang:
  Toward a Unified Data Model for Large Hypermedia Applications. 142-151
  

Object Oriented Databases II

• Chabane Oussalah, Martine Magnan, Sylvain Vauttier:
  Managing the Global Behaviour of Composite Objects. 152-161
  
• Jukka Teuhola:
  Heuristic Clustering of Database Objects According to Multi-Valued Attributes. 162-171
  
• Waldemar Wieczerzycki:
  Object-Oriented Environment for Collaborative Software Design. 172-181
  

Active and Temporal Aspects II

• Sin Yeung Lee, Tok Wang Ling:
  Refined Termination Decision in Active Databases. 182-191
  
• Koji Zettsu, Kuniaki Uehara, Katsumi Tanaka, Nobuo Kimura:
  A Time-Stamped Authoring Graph for Video Databases. 192-201
  

Images

• Masayoshi Aritsugi, Toshimo Tagashira, Toshiyuki Amagasa, Yoshinari Kanamori:
  An Approach to Spatio-Temporal Queries - Interval-Based Contents Representation of Images. 202-213
  
• Nathalie Denos, Catherine Berrut, Mourad Mechkour:
  An Image Retrieval System Based on the Visualization of System Relevance via Documents. 214-224
  
• Youngchoon Park, Forouzan Golshani:
  ImageRoadMap: A New Content-based Image Retrieval System. 225-239
  

Integrity Constraints

• Frank Buddrus, Heino Gärtner, Sven-Eric Lautemann:
  First Steps to a Formal Framework for Multilevel Database Modifications. 240-251
  
• Anne Doucet, Sophie Monties:
  Versions of Integrity Constraints in Multiversion Databases. 252-261
  
• Enric Mayol, Ernest Teniente:
  Structuring the Process of Integrity Maintenance. 262-275
  

Multimedia Databases

• Joemon M. Jose, David J. Harper:
  A Retrieval Mechanism for Semi-Structured Photographic Collections. 276-292
  
• Yutaka Kidawara, Katsumi Tanaka, Kuniaki Uehara:
  Encapsulating Multimedia Contents and a Copyright Protection Mechanism into Distributed Objects. 293-302
  
• Jisook Park, Yunmook Nah, Sukho Lee:
  A Priority-Driven Inheritance Scheme for Reusing Temporal-Spatial Structures in Multimedia Databases. 303-312
  

Invited Lectures (2)

• Jacques Kouloumdjian, Farouk Toumani:
  Relational Database Engineering and Terminological Reasoning. 313-323
  

Deductive Databases and Knowledge Based Systems

• Kamel Barkaoui, Yasmina Maïzi:
  Efficient Answer Extraction of Deductive Databases Modeled by HLPN. 324-336
  
• Rajshekhar Sunderraman:
  Modeling Negative and Disjunctive Information in Relational Databases. 337-346
  

Allocation Concepts

• Kamalakar Karlapalem, Ng Moon Pun:
  Query-Driven Data Allocation Algorithms for Distributed Database Systems. 347-356
  
• Yu-lung Lo, Kien A. Hua, Honesty C. Young:
  A General Multidimensional Data Allocation Method for Multicomputer Database Systems. 357-366
  
• Franck Ravat, Marianne De Michiel, Gilles Zurfluh:
  Distributed Object Oriented Databases: An Allocation Method. 367-376
  

Data Interchange

• Christian Huemer, Gerald Quirchmayr, A. Min Tjoa:
  A Meta Message Approach for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). 377-386
  
• Dong-Yal Seo, Dong-Ha Lee, Kang-Sik Moon, Jisook Chang, Jeon-Young Lee, Chang-You Han:
  Schemaless Representation of Semistructured Data and Schema Construction. 387-396
  
• Iwao Shimojo, Takayuki Tachikawa, Makoto Takizawa:
  M-ary Commitment Protocol with Partially Ordered Domain. 397-408
  

Digital Libraries

• María José Aramburu Cabo, Rafael Berlanga Llavori:
  Metadata for a Digital Library of Historical Documents. 409-418
  
• Helena Ahonen, Barbara Heikkinen, Oskari Heinonen, Pekka Kilpeläinen:
  Assembling Documents from Digital Libraries. 419-429
  

Transaction Concepts

• Paul W. P. J. Grefen, Jochem Vonk, Erik Boertjes, Peter M. G. Apers:
  Two-Layer Transaction Management for Workflow Management Applications. 430-439
  
• Sanjay Kumar Madria, S. N. Maheshwari, B. Chandra, Bharat K. Bhargava:
  Crash Recovery in an Open and Safe Nested Transaction Model. 440-451
  

Learning Issues

• Werner Winiwarter, Yahiko Kambayashi:
  A Machine Learning Workbench in a DOOD Framework. 452-461
  
• Takao Miura, Isamu Shioya:
  Examining Complex Objects for Type Scheme Discovery. 462-477
  

Optimization and Performance

• Issam Abbas, Omar Boucelma:
  A Framework for Algebraic Optimization of Object-Oriented Query Languages. 478-487
  
• Oleg Balownew, Thomas Bode, Armin B. Cremers, Jürgen Kalinski, Jens E. Wolff, H. Rottmann:
  A Library Application on Top of an RDBMS: Performance Aspects. 488-497
  
• Guang-Ho Cha, Ho-Hyun Park, Chin-Wan Chung:
  Analysis of Nearest Neighbor Query Performance in Multidimensional Index Structures. 498-507
  

Query Languages

• Jia-Ling Koh, Arbee L. P. Chen, Paul C. M. Chang, James C. C. Chen:
  A Query Language and Interface for Integrated Media and Alphanumeric Database Systems. 508-518
  
• S. Kazem Lellahi, Rachid Souah, Nicolas Spyratos:
  An Algebraic Query Language for Object-Oriented Data Models. 519-528
  
• Wilfred Ng, Mark Levene:
  The Development of Ordered SQL Packages for Modelling Advanced Applications. 529-538
  

Maintenance of Materialized Views

• Sang-Ho Moon, Bong-Hee Kim, Bonghee Hong:
  Incremental Update Algorithms for Materialized Spatial Views by Using Derivation Relationships. 539-550
  
• Mukesh K. Mohania, Shin'ichi Konomi, Yahiko Kambayashi:
  Incremental Maintenance of Materialized Views. 551-560
  

Federated Databases

• Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos:
  Federated Information Management for Cooperative Virtual Organizations. 561-572
  
• Zohra Bellahsene:
  Extending a View Mechanism to Support Schema Evolution in Federated Database Systems. 573-582
  
• Yangjun Chen, Wolfgang Benn:
  On the Query Treatment in Federated Systems. 583-592
  
• Xuequn Wu:
  Query Processing and Transforming for a Federated Database System. 593-602
  

Uncertainty Handling and Qualitative Reasoning

• Didier Dubois, Henri Prade:
  Valid or Complete Information in Databases - A Possibility Theory-Based Analysis. 603-612
  
• Michinori Nakata, Germano Resconi, Tetsuya Murai:
  Handling Imperfection in Databases: A Modal Logic Approach. 613-622
  
• Udo Hahn, Klemens Schnattinger:
  Text Knowledge Engineering by Qualitative Terminological Learning. 623-632
  
• Frans Coenen, Bridget Beattie, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, B. M. Diaz, Michael J. R. Shave:
  A Tesseral Approach to n-Dimensional Spatial Reasoning. 633-642
  

Software Engineering and Reusable Software

• Samira Si-Said, Colette Rolland:
  Guidance for Requirements Engineering Processes. 643-652
  
• Andreas Henrich:
  Repository Based Software Cost Estimation. 653-662
  
• Véronique Plihon, Colette Rolland:
  Using a Generic Approach to Support the Construction of Methods. 663-672
  
• Dolors Costal, Maria-Ribera Sancho, Antoni Olivé, Anna Roselló:
  The Role of Structural Events in Behaviour Specification. 673-686