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SUMMARY
The database group of Hebrew University is involved in research projects of both theoretical and practical natures which are geared towards three goals:
- Making Databases User Friendly
- New Methods for User Interaction with the Web
- Incorporating Uncertainties into Databases:
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SOLUTIONS
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Developing solutions that will allow greater user friendliness in databases such as:
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Designing a query-formulation aid
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Incorporating preferences into queries
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Providing tools for data exploration
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Devising methods to effectively summarize and explain results
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Developing and evaluating new methods for user interaction with databases
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Dealing with uncertain data in an effective and systematic manner through:
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Modelling of uncertain or probabilistic data
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Designing more robust semantics for querying
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Creating efficient query-evaluation algorithms
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LINK: http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/site//labs/databases/home.html
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