A Dynamic Pari-Mutuel Market for Hedging, Wagering, and Information Aggregation
I will describe a new mechanism for risk allocation and information speculation called a dynamic pari-mutuel market (DPM). A DPM acts as hybrid between a pari-mutuel market and a continuous double auction with market maker…
TerraServer Cluster and SAN Experience
Rico Malvar: He Likes to Build Things
By Suzanne Ross, Writer, Microsoft Research Rico Malvar has always liked to build things. “I used to build amplifiers when I was a kid. It wasn’t a big deal, but for a young kid it…
Database Conference Attracts Worldwide Experts
Paris, June 15, 2004 — Many of the top researchers in database systems from around the world gathered in Paris, France for the SIGMOD/PODS conference last week. They met to share information about innovations to…
Data Exploration
This is a project area rather than a specific project. This project area focuses on novel ways to query, browse, extract, explore, mine and manage various kinds of data residing within the enterprise and on…