4. VDB 1998: L'Aquila, Italy

@proceedings{DBLP:conf/vdb/1998,
  editor    = {Yannis E. Ioannidis and
               Wolfgang Klas},
  title     = {Visual Database Systems 4 (VDB4), IFIP TC2/WG 2.6 Fourth Working
               Conference on Visual Database Systems, L'Aquila, Italy, 27-29
               May 1998},
  booktitle = {VDB},
  publisher = {Chapman {\&} Hall},
  series    = {IFIP Conference Proceedings},
  volume    = {126},
  year      = {1998},
  isbn      = {0-412-84400-1},
  bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}

Invited Talk

• Moshé M. Zloof: Selected Ingredients in End-User Programming. 3-19

Models and Metaphors

• Tony Griffiths, Jo McKirdy, G. Forrester, Norman W. Paton, Jessie B. Kennedy, Peter J. Barclay, Richard Cooper, Carole A. Goble, Philip D. Gray: Exploiting Model-based Techniques for User Interfaces to Databases. 21-46
• Maria Francesca Costabile, Donato Malerba, Matthias Hemmje, Aldo Paradiso: Building Metaphors for Supporting User Interaction with Multimedia Databases. 47-65

Database Interfaces

• Jens Thamm, Lutz Michael Wegner: What You See is What You Store: Database-Driven Interfaces. 69-84
• Norman Murray, Carole A. Goble, Norman W. Paton: Kaleidoscape: A 3D Environment for Querying ODMG Compliant Databases. 85-101

Spatial Databases

• Theodore Dalamagas, Timos K. Sellis, L. Sinos: A Visual Database System for Spatial and Non-Spatial Data Management. 105-122
• Frantisek Brabec, Hanan Samet: Visualizing and Animating R-trees and Spatial Operations in Spatial Databases on the Worldwide Web. 123-140

Panel

Demonstrations

• Frantisek Brabec, Hanan Samet: The VASCO R-tree JAVA Applet. 147-153
• Maria Francesca Costabile, Donato Malerba, Matthias Hemmje, Aldo Paradiso: Metaphors for Supporting User Interaction with Multimedia Databases - a demonstration. 154-160
• L. Sinos, Theodore Dalamagas, Timos K. Sellis: Image Information System (IIS): A Visual Database System for Spatial and Non-Spatial Data Management. 161-167
• E. Essenius, Mattie Sim, Peter Kist, N. Simon, W. Gerhard: A Working Generic Canonical Schematic UIMS for an ODBMS. 168-174
• Burkhardt Fischer, Jens Thamm, Lutz Michael Wegner, Stephan Wilke, Christian Zirkelbach: ESCHER's Complex Objects: A Demonstration of Simplicity. 175-178
• Sudhir Kaushik, Elke A. Rundensteiner: Direct Manipulation Spatial Exploration Using SVIQUEL. 179-185
• Vincent Oria, Bing Xu, M. Tamer Özsu: VisualMOQL: A Visual Query Lanaguage for Image Databases. 186-191
• Yi Tao, William I. Grosky: Image Matching Using the OBIR System with Feature Point Histograms. 192-197

Posters

• Eugenio Di Sciascio, Giacomo Piscitelli, Augusto Celentano: Textural Features and Relevance Feedback for Image Retrieval. 201-207
• K. Fushikida, Y. Hiwatari, H. Waki: A Content-Based Video Retrieval Method Using a Visualized Sound Pattern. 208-213
• Dong-Guk Shin, Lei Liu, Leslie M. Loew, James C. Schaff: Virtual Cell: A General Framework for Simulating and Visualizing Cellular Physiology. 214-220

Invited Talk

• Arnold W. M. Smeulders, Martin L. Kersten, Theo Gevers: Crossing the Divide Between Computer Vision and Databases in Search of Image Databases. 223-239

Image Queries

• Carson Kai-Sang Leung, Raymond T. Ng: Multiscale Similarity Matching for Subimage Queries of Arbitrary Size. 243-264
• Guang-Ho Cha, Chin-Wan Chung: Effective Image Retrieval Supporting Complex Similarity Queries. 265-276
• Alberto Del Bimbo, Enrico Vicario: Weighting Spatial Relationships in Retrieval by Visual Contents. 277-292

Modeling and Usability

• Sônia Fernandes Silva, Tiziana Catarci: Visual Modeling of Temporal Data in Usability Experiments. 295-316
• Takashi Tomii, Sayaka Imai, Hiroshi Arisawa: Human Modelling and Design of Spatial-temporal Queries on 3D Video Database. 317-336

Complex Visual Management

• Gary Ng, Carole A. Goble, Adrian West: Visualizing Complex Schemas in Description Logic Using Movable Lens Filters. 339-360
• J. Y. Lee, S. Y. Jeong, B. T. Chun, Y. J. Bae: A Method for Shot Boundary Detection and R-frame Selection of Digital Video. 361-375