24 Search Results for "De Marco, Gianluca"


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Semantically Reflected Programs

Authors: Eduard Kamburjan, Vidar Norstein Klungre, Yuanwei Qu, Rudolf Schlatte, Egor V. Kostylev, Martin Giese, and Einar Broch Johnsen

Published in: TGDK, Volume 4, Issue 1 (2026). Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, Volume 4, Issue 1


Abstract
This paper addresses the dichotomy between the formalization of structural and the formalization of executable behavioral knowledge by means of semantically lifted programs, which explore an intuitive connection between imperative programs and knowledge graphs. While knowledge graphs and ontologies are eminently useful to represent formal knowledge about a system’s individuals and universals, programming languages are designed to describe the system’s evolution. To address this dichotomy, we introduce a semantic lifting of the program states of an executing progam into a knowledge graph, for an object-oriented programming language. The resulting graph is exposed as a semantic reflection layer within the programming language, allowing programmers to leverage knowledge of the application domain in their programs during execution. In this paper, we formalize semantic lifting and semantic reflection for a small imperative programming language, SMOL, explain the operational aspects of the language, and consider type correctness and virtualization for runtime program queries through the semantic reflection layer. We illustrate semantic lifting and semantic reflection through a case study of geological modeling and discuss different applications of the technique. The language implementation is open source and available online.

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Eduard Kamburjan, Vidar Norstein Klungre, Yuanwei Qu, Rudolf Schlatte, Egor V. Kostylev, Martin Giese, and Einar Broch Johnsen. Semantically Reflected Programs. In Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge (TGDK), Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 3:1-3:52, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)


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@Article{kamburjan_et_al:TGDK.4.1.3,
  author =	{Kamburjan, Eduard and Klungre, Vidar Norstein and Qu, Yuanwei and Schlatte, Rudolf and Kostylev, Egor V. and Giese, Martin and Johnsen, Einar Broch},
  title =	{{Semantically Reflected Programs}},
  journal =	{Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge},
  pages =	{3:1--3:52},
  ISSN =	{2942-7517},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{4},
  number =	{1},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/TGDK.4.1.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-256884},
  doi =		{10.4230/TGDK.4.1.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, Object-Oriented Modelling, Imperative Programming Languages, Reflection, Type Safety}
}
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OrbitalBrain: A Distributed Framework for Training ML Models in Space

Authors: Om Chabra, Chenning Li, Kevin Hsieh, Santiago Segarra, Behnaz Arzani, Peder Olsen, and Ranveer Chandra

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 139, 1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026)


Abstract
Earth observation nanosatellites capture high-resolution photos of the Earth in near real-time. These images increasingly support ML applications that are critical for safety and response, such as forest fire and flood detection. However, the downlink bandwidth is limited, resulting in days or weeks of delay from image capture to training. In this work, we propose OrbitalBrain, an efficient in-space distributed ML training framework that leverages limited and predictable satellite compute, bandwidth, and power to intelligently balance data transfer, model aggregation, and local training. Our evaluations demonstrate that OrbitalBrain achieves 1.52×-12.4× speedup in time-to-accuracy while always reaching a higher final model accuracy compared to state-of-the-art ground-based or federated learning baselines. Furthermore, our approach is complementary to satellite imagery capturing and downloading, enhancing the overall efficiency of satellite-based applications.

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Om Chabra, Chenning Li, Kevin Hsieh, Santiago Segarra, Behnaz Arzani, Peder Olsen, and Ranveer Chandra. OrbitalBrain: A Distributed Framework for Training ML Models in Space. In 1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 139, pp. 5:1-5:32, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)


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@InProceedings{chabra_et_al:OASIcs.NINeS.2026.5,
  author =	{Chabra, Om and Li, Chenning and Hsieh, Kevin and Segarra, Santiago and Arzani, Behnaz and Olsen, Peder and Chandra, Ranveer},
  title =	{{OrbitalBrain: A Distributed Framework for Training ML Models in Space}},
  booktitle =	{1st New Ideas in Networked Systems (NINeS 2026)},
  pages =	{5:1--5:32},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-414-7},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{139},
  editor =	{Argyraki, Katerina and Panda, Aurojit},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.NINeS.2026.5},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255907},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.NINeS.2026.5},
  annote =	{Keywords: Satellite networks, Distributed machine learning, Federated learning, Earth observation, In-orbit computing}
}
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Optimal Deterministic Rendezvous in Labeled Lines

Authors: Yann Bourreau, Ananth Narayanan, and Alexandre Nolin

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)


Abstract
In a rendezvous task, a set of mobile agents initially dispersed in a network have to gather at an arbitrary common site. We consider the rendezvous problem on the infinite labeled line, with 2 initially asleep agents, without communication, and a synchronous notion of time. Each node on the line is labeled with a unique positive integer. The initial distance between the two agents is denoted by D. Time is divided into rounds and measured from the moment an agent first wakes up. We denote by τ the delay between the two agents' wake up times. If awake in a given round T, an agent at a node v has three options: stay at the node v, take port 0, or take port 1. If it decides to stay, the agent will still be at node v in round T+1. Otherwise, it will be at one of the two neighbors of v on the infinite line, depending on the port it chose. The agents achieve rendezvous in T rounds if they are at the same node in round T. We aim for a deterministic algorithm for this problem. The problem was recently considered by Miller and Pelc [Distributed Computing, 2025]. With 𝓁_{max} the largest label of the two starting nodes, they showed that no algorithm can guarantee rendezvous in o(D log^* 𝓁_{max}) rounds. The lower bound follows from a connection with the LOCAL model of distributed computing, and holds even if the agents are guaranteed simultaneous wake-up (τ = 0) and are told their initial distance D. Miller and Pelc also gave an algorithm of optimal matching complexity O(D log^* 𝓁_{max}) when the agents know D, but only obtained the higher bound of O(D² (log^* 𝓁_{max})³) when D is unknown to the agents. In this paper, we improve this second complexity to a tight O(D log^* 𝓁_{max}), closing the gap between the best known lower and upper bounds. In fact, our algorithm achieves rendezvous in O(D log^* 𝓁_{min}) rounds, where 𝓁_{min} is the smallest label within distance O(D) of the two starting positions. We obtain this result by having the agents compute sparse subsets of the nodes to gather at (formally, ruling sets over the line), as well as some general observations about the setting of rendezvous on labeled graphs.

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Yann Bourreau, Ananth Narayanan, and Alexandre Nolin. Optimal Deterministic Rendezvous in Labeled Lines. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 18:1-18:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)


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@InProceedings{bourreau_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.18,
  author =	{Bourreau, Yann and Narayanan, Ananth and Nolin, Alexandre},
  title =	{{Optimal Deterministic Rendezvous in Labeled Lines}},
  booktitle =	{43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
  pages =	{18:1--18:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-412-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{364},
  editor =	{Mahajan, Meena and Manea, Florin and McIver, Annabelle and Thắng, Nguy\~{ê}n Kim},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.18},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255071},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.18},
  annote =	{Keywords: mobile agents, rendezvous, ruling set, deterministic algorithms, labeled line}
}
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Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions

Authors: Gianluca Curzi and Lukas Melgaard

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 363, 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)


Abstract
We study cyclic proof systems for μPA, an extension of Peano arithmetic by generalised inductive definitions that is arithmetically equivalent to the (impredicative) subsystem of second-order arithmetic Π^1_2-CA₀ by Möllerfeld. The main result of this paper is that cyclic and inductive μPA have the same proof-theoretic strength. First, we translate cyclic proofs into an annotated variant based on Sprenger and Dam’s systems for first-order μ-calculus, whose stronger validity condition allows for a simpler proof of soundness. We then formalise this argument within Π^1_2-CA₀, leveraging Möllerfeld’s conservativity properties. To this end, we build on prior work by Curzi and Das on the reverse mathematics of the Knaster-Tarski theorem. As a byproduct of our proof methods we show that, despite the stronger validity condition, annotated and "plain" cyclic proofs for μPA prove the same theorems. This work represents a further step in the non-wellfounded proof-theoretic analysis of theories of arithmetic via impredicative fragments of second-order arithmetic, an approach initiated by Simpson’s Cyclic Arithmetic, and continued by Das and Melgaard in the context of arithmetical inductive definitions.

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Gianluca Curzi and Lukas Melgaard. Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions. In 34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 363, pp. 15:1-15:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)


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@InProceedings{curzi_et_al:LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15,
  author =	{Curzi, Gianluca and Melgaard, Lukas},
  title =	{{Cyclic Proof Theory of Generalised Inductive Definitions}},
  booktitle =	{34th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2026)},
  pages =	{15:1--15:19},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-411-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{363},
  editor =	{Guerrini, Stefano and K\"{o}nig, Barbara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254399},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2026.15},
  annote =	{Keywords: cyclic proofs, positive inductive definitions, arithmetic, fixed points, proof theory, reset proof systems}
}
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Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks

Authors: Adam Ganczorz, Tomasz Jurdzinski, and Andrzej Pelc

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 361, 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)


Abstract
We consider two fundamental communication tasks in arbitrary radio networks: broadcasting (information from one source has to reach all nodes) and gossiping (every node has a message and all messages have to reach all nodes). Nodes are assigned labels that are (not necessarily different) binary strings. Each node knows its own label and can use it as a parameter in the same deterministic algorithm. The length of a labeling scheme is the largest length of a label. The goal is to find labeling schemes of asymptotically optimal length for the above tasks, and to design fast deterministic distributed algorithms for each of them, using labels of optimal length. Our main result concerns broadcasting. We show the existence of a labeling scheme of constant length that supports broadcasting in time O(D+log² n), where D is the diameter of the network and n is the number of nodes. This broadcasting time is an improvement over the best currently known O(Dlog n + log² n) time of broadcasting with constant-length labels, due to Ellen and Gilbert (SPAA 2020). It also matches the optimal broadcasting time in radio networks of known topology. Hence, we show that appropriately chosen node labels of constant length permit to achieve, in a distributed way, the optimal centralized broadcasting time. This is, perhaps, the most surprising finding of this paper. We are able to obtain our result thanks to a novel methodological tool of propagating information in radio networks, that we call a 2-height respecting tree. Next, we apply our broadcasting algorithm to solve the gossiping problem. We get a gossiping algorithm working in time O(D + Δlog n + log² n), using a labeling scheme of optimal length O(log Δ), where Δ is the maximum degree. Our time is the same as the best known gossiping time in radio networks of known topology.

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Adam Ganczorz, Tomasz Jurdzinski, and Andrzej Pelc. Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks. In 29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 361, pp. 14:1-14:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{ganczorz_et_al:LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.14,
  author =	{Ganczorz, Adam and Jurdzinski, Tomasz and Pelc, Andrzej},
  title =	{{Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks}},
  booktitle =	{29th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS 2025)},
  pages =	{14:1--14:19},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-409-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{361},
  editor =	{Arusoaie, Andrei and Onica, Emanuel and Spear, Michael and Tucci-Piergiovanni, Sara},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.14},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-251874},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.OPODIS.2025.14},
  annote =	{Keywords: radio network, distributed algorithms, algorithms with advice, labeling scheme, broadcasting, gossiping}
}
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Mining Inter-Document Argument Structures in Scientific Papers for an Argument Web

Authors: Florian Ruosch, Cristina Sarasua, and Abraham Bernstein

Published in: TGDK, Volume 3, Issue 3 (2025). Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, Volume 3, Issue 3


Abstract
In Argument Mining, predicting argumentative relations between texts (or spans) remains one of the most challenging aspects, even more so in the cross-document setting. This paper makes three key contributions to advance research in this domain. We first extend an existing dataset, the Sci-Arg corpus, by annotating it with explicit inter-document argumentative relations, thereby allowing arguments to be distributed over several documents forming an Argument Web; these new annotations are published using Semantic Web technologies (RDF, OWL). Second, we explore and evaluate three automated approaches for predicting these inter-document argumentative relations, establishing critical baselines on the new dataset. We find that a simple classifier based on discourse indicators with access to context outperforms neural methods. Third, we conduct a comparative analysis of these approaches for both intra- and inter-document settings, identifying statistically significant differences in results that indicate the necessity of distinguishing between these two scenarios. Our findings highlight significant challenges in this complex domain and open crucial avenues for future research on the Argument Web of Science, particularly for those interested in leveraging Semantic Web technologies and knowledge graphs to understand scholarly discourse. With this, we provide the first stepping stones in the form of a benchmark dataset, three baseline methods, and an initial analysis for a systematic exploration of this field relevant to the Web of Data and Science.

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Florian Ruosch, Cristina Sarasua, and Abraham Bernstein. Mining Inter-Document Argument Structures in Scientific Papers for an Argument Web. In Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge (TGDK), Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 4:1-4:33, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@Article{ruosch_et_al:TGDK.3.3.4,
  author =	{Ruosch, Florian and Sarasua, Cristina and Bernstein, Abraham},
  title =	{{Mining Inter-Document Argument Structures in Scientific Papers for an Argument Web}},
  journal =	{Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge},
  pages =	{4:1--4:33},
  ISSN =	{2942-7517},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{3},
  number =	{3},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/TGDK.3.3.4},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252159},
  doi =		{10.4230/TGDK.3.3.4},
  annote =	{Keywords: Argument Mining, Large Language Models, Knowledge Graphs, Link Prediction}
}
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Brief Announcement
Brief Announcement: Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks

Authors: Adam Ganczorz, Tomasz Jurdzinski, and Andrzej Pelc

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 356, 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)


Abstract
We consider two fundamental communication tasks in arbitrary radio networks: broadcasting (information from one source has to reach all nodes) and gossiping (every node has a message and all messages have to reach all nodes). Nodes are assigned labels that are (not necessarily different) binary strings. Each node knows its own label and can use it as a parameter in the same deterministic algorithm. The length of a labeling scheme is the largest length of a label. The goal is to find labeling schemes of asymptotically optimal length for the above tasks, and to design fast deterministic distributed algorithms for each of them, using labels of optimal length. Our main result concerns broadcasting. We show the existence of a labeling scheme of constant length that supports broadcasting in time O(D+log² n), where D is the diameter of the network and n is the number of nodes. This broadcasting time is an improvement over the best currently known O(Dlog n + log² n) time of broadcasting with constant-length labels, due to Ellen and Gilbert (SPAA 2020). It also matches the optimal broadcasting time in radio networks of known topology. Hence, we show that appropriately chosen node labels of constant length permit to achieve, in a distributed way, the optimal centralized broadcasting time. This is, perhaps, the most surprising finding of this paper. We are able to obtain our result thanks to a novel methodological tool of propagating information in radio networks, that we call a 2-height respecting tree. Next, we apply our broadcasting algorithm to solve the gossiping problem. We get a gossiping algorithm working in time O(D + Δlog n + log² n), using a labeling scheme of optimal length O(log Δ), where Δ is the maximum degree. Our time is the same as the best known gossiping time in radio networks of known topology.

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Adam Ganczorz, Tomasz Jurdzinski, and Andrzej Pelc. Brief Announcement: Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks. In 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 356, pp. 58:1-58:8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{ganczorz_et_al:LIPIcs.DISC.2025.58,
  author =	{Ganczorz, Adam and Jurdzinski, Tomasz and Pelc, Andrzej},
  title =	{{Brief Announcement: Optimal-Length Labeling Schemes for Fast Deterministic Communication in Radio Networks}},
  booktitle =	{39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC 2025)},
  pages =	{58:1--58:8},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-402-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{356},
  editor =	{Kowalski, Dariusz R.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.58},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248744},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.DISC.2025.58},
  annote =	{Keywords: radio network, distributed algorithms, algorithms with advice, labeling scheme, broadcasting, gossiping}
}
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Survey
Resilience in Knowledge Graph Embeddings

Authors: Arnab Sharma, N'Dah Jean Kouagou, and Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo

Published in: TGDK, Volume 3, Issue 2 (2025). Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, Volume 3, Issue 2


Abstract
In recent years, knowledge graphs have gained interest and witnessed widespread applications in various domains, such as information retrieval, question-answering, recommendation systems, amongst others. Large-scale knowledge graphs to this end have demonstrated their utility in effectively representing structured knowledge. To further facilitate the application of machine learning techniques, knowledge graph embedding models have been developed. Such models can transform entities and relationships within knowledge graphs into vectors. However, these embedding models often face challenges related to noise, missing information, distribution shift, adversarial attacks, etc. This can lead to sub-optimal embeddings and incorrect inferences, thereby negatively impacting downstream applications. While the existing literature has focused so far on adversarial attacks on KGE models, the challenges related to the other critical aspects remain unexplored. In this paper, we, first of all, give a unified definition of resilience, encompassing several factors such as generalisation, in-distribution generalization, distribution adaption, and robustness. After formalizing these concepts for machine learning in general, we define them in the context of knowledge graphs. To find the gap in the existing works on resilience in the context of knowledge graphs, we perform a systematic survey, taking into account all these aspects mentioned previously. Our survey results show that most of the existing works focus on a specific aspect of resilience, namely robustness. After categorizing such works based on their respective aspects of resilience, we discuss the challenges and future research directions.

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Arnab Sharma, N'Dah Jean Kouagou, and Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo. Resilience in Knowledge Graph Embeddings. In Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge (TGDK), Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 1:1-1:38, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@Article{sharma_et_al:TGDK.3.2.1,
  author =	{Sharma, Arnab and Kouagou, N'Dah Jean and Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille Ngonga},
  title =	{{Resilience in Knowledge Graph Embeddings}},
  journal =	{Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge},
  pages =	{1:1--1:38},
  ISSN =	{2942-7517},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{3},
  number =	{2},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/TGDK.3.2.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-248117},
  doi =		{10.4230/TGDK.3.2.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Knowledge graphs, Resilience, Robustness}
}
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Beeping Deterministic CONGEST Algorithms in Graphs

Authors: Pawel Garncarek, Dariusz R. Kowalski, Shay Kutten, and Miguel A. Mosteiro

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 351, 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)


Abstract
Beeping Network (BN) is a popular graph-based model of wireless computation, which applies the OR operation to one-bit messages sent simultaneously by neighbors. It admits fast (polylogarithmic in the number of nodes n) randomized solutions to many graph problems, but all known deterministic algorithms for non-trivial graph problems are at least polynomial in the maximum node degree Δ. We improve known results for deterministic algorithms by showing that this polynomial can be as low as Õ(Δ²). More precisely, we show how to simulate a single round of any CONGEST algorithm in any network in O(Δ² polylog n) beeping rounds, each accommodating at most one beep per node, even if the nodes intend to send different messages to different neighbors. This upper bound reduces polynomially the time for a deterministic simulation of CONGEST in a Beeping Network, comparing to the best known algorithms, and nearly matches the time obtained recently using randomization (up to a poly-logarithmic factor) as well as the lower bound. Specifically, any algorithm designed for the CONGEST networks can be run in BNs with O(Δ² polylog n) multiplicative overhead, e.g., we can now deterministically compute an MIS in any BN in O(Δ² polylog n) beeping rounds, improving the previous best Θ(Δ³)-round solution. For h-hop simulations, we prove a lower bound Ω(Δ^{h+1}), and we design a nearly matching algorithm that is able to "pipeline" the node-to-node information in a faster way than beeping layer-by-layer.

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Pawel Garncarek, Dariusz R. Kowalski, Shay Kutten, and Miguel A. Mosteiro. Beeping Deterministic CONGEST Algorithms in Graphs. In 33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 351, pp. 20:1-20:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{garncarek_et_al:LIPIcs.ESA.2025.20,
  author =	{Garncarek, Pawel and Kowalski, Dariusz R. and Kutten, Shay and Mosteiro, Miguel A.},
  title =	{{Beeping Deterministic CONGEST Algorithms in Graphs}},
  booktitle =	{33rd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA 2025)},
  pages =	{20:1--20:17},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-395-9},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{351},
  editor =	{Benoit, Anne and Kaplan, Haim and Wild, Sebastian and Herman, Grzegorz},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.20},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-244880},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ESA.2025.20},
  annote =	{Keywords: Beeping Networks, CONGEST Networks, deterministic simulations, graph algorithms}
}
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Digital Health for Space: Towards Prevention, Training, Empowerment, and Autonomy

Authors: Mario A. Cypko, Ulrich Straube, Russell J. Andrews, and Oliver Amft

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)


Abstract
Future long-duration and deep-space missions will rely on digital health technologies to ensure the health and safety of the crew, as well as to enable the required mission autonomy. This position paper redefines the current paradigms of digital health by emphasizing prevention, self-management, and individual empowerment for health as central challenges for both space and terrestrial medicine. We focus on future mission scenarios and highlight the potential of co-evolving digital health and related technologies, particularly sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), and human-computer interaction (HCI), across the continuum of space medicine: from astronaut selection and training to prevention, diagnostics, therapy, rehabilitation, and long-term care. Future digital health technologies can respond to pressing needs arising from limited medical infrastructure, rising care costs, and increasing demands on healthcare systems in space and on Earth. To structure research and development needs, we introduce a framework with four autonomy levels based on mission distance and communication latency (Earth orbit, Lunar Gateway and Moon vicinity, Mars, and deep space) that illustrate how mission context constrains medical support and dictates system requirements. Using the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway as a near-future reference, we discuss how growing communication delays demand greater onboard autonomy and new telemedical strategies. Within the proposed framework, we integrate solutions built around AI-supported decision making, multimodal monitoring, and adaptive HCI, which should be co-designed through human-centered methods to form a cohesive health management ecosystem. The framework opens up synergies for proactive and trustworthy health support under isolation and limited ground contact. The paper consolidates current technological readiness and strategic challenges, offering guidance for space health research and policy, with clear translational benefits for terrestrial care delivery.

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Mario A. Cypko, Ulrich Straube, Russell J. Andrews, and Oliver Amft. Digital Health for Space: Towards Prevention, Training, Empowerment, and Autonomy. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 33:1-33:12, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{cypko_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.33,
  author =	{Cypko, Mario A. and Straube, Ulrich and Andrews, Russell J. and Amft, Oliver},
  title =	{{Digital Health for Space: Towards Prevention, Training, Empowerment, and Autonomy}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{33:1--33:12},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.33},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240236},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.33},
  annote =	{Keywords: Digital Health in Space, AI-based Decision Support, Wearable Health Monitoring, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Autonomous Medical Systems}
}
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Integrating Human-In-The-Loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges

Authors: Nikos Mavrakis, Effie Lai-Chong Law, and Hubert P. H. Shum

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)


Abstract
Deep space missions face significant communication delays that disrupt both operational workflows and psychological support for crew members. Unlike low Earth orbit operations, delays ranging from several minutes to nearly an hour make real-time communication with mission control infeasible, forcing crews to act with greater independence under uncertain conditions. This position paper examines how human-in-the-loop AI, digital twins, and edge AI can be integrated to mitigate these delays while maintaining astronaut autonomy and engagement. We argue that human-in-the-loop AI enables decision-making processes that are responsive to local context while remaining adaptable to changing mission demands. Digital twins offer real-time simulation and predictive modelling capabilities, allowing astronauts to explore options and troubleshoot without waiting for ground input. Edge AI brings computation closer to data sources, enabling low-latency inference onboard spacecraft for time-critical decisions. These ideas are explored through two use cases: using deepfakes to support emotionally resonant communication with loved ones, and applying visual-language models for onboard fault diagnosis and adaptive task replanning. We conclude with reflections on system design challenges under constrained and high-stakes conditions.

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Nikos Mavrakis, Effie Lai-Chong Law, and Hubert P. H. Shum. Integrating Human-In-The-Loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 15:1-15:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{mavrakis_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15,
  author =	{Mavrakis, Nikos and Law, Effie Lai-Chong and Shum, Hubert P. H.},
  title =	{{Integrating Human-In-The-Loop AI to Tackle Space Communication Delay Challenges}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{15:1--15:16},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240051},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.15},
  annote =	{Keywords: Human-in-the-loop AI, communication delays, human spaceflight}
}
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A Research Framework to Develop a Real-Time Synchrony Index to Monitor Team Cohesion and Performance in Long-Duration Space Exploration

Authors: Federico Nemmi, Emma Chabani, Laure Boyer, Charlie Madier, and Daniel Lewkowicz

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)


Abstract
As humanity prepares for long-distance space exploration, optimizing group performance, the ability of a group to achieve its goals efficiently, is critical. Astronaut crews will endure isolation, confinement, and operational stress, making group synchrony - the alignment of behaviors, emotions, and physiological states - a key factor in mission success. Synchrony influences team cohesion, performance, and resilience, necessitating effective crew management strategies. This paper proposes a framework for a real-time, unobtrusive index of group synchrony to support astronauts and mission control. Research indicates that team cohesion fluctuates in isolated environments, with reduced communication and interpersonal conflicts emerging over time. A system tracking synchrony could mitigate these issues, providing proactive support and improving remote management. Additionally, it could serve as a cognitive and physiological feedback tool for astronauts and a decision-making aid for mission control, enhancing well-being and efficiency. Our approach integrates behavioral and physiological synchrony measures to assess team cohesion and performance. We propose a multi-modal synchrony index combining movement coordination, communication patterns, and physiological signals such as heart rate, electrodermal activity, and EEG. This index will be validated across different tasks to ensure applicability across diverse mission scenarios. By developing a robust synchrony index, we address a fundamental challenge in space missions: sustaining team effectiveness under extreme conditions. Beyond space exploration, our findings could benefit high-risk, high-isolation teams in submarine crews, polar expeditions, and remote research groups. Our collaboration with the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, the Institut de Médecine et de Physiologie Spatiales, and the Toulouse University Hospital marks the first step, with experimental data collection starting this year. Ultimately, this research fosters more adaptive, responsive, and resilient teams for future space missions.

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Federico Nemmi, Emma Chabani, Laure Boyer, Charlie Madier, and Daniel Lewkowicz. A Research Framework to Develop a Real-Time Synchrony Index to Monitor Team Cohesion and Performance in Long-Duration Space Exploration. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 30:1-30:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{nemmi_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.30,
  author =	{Nemmi, Federico and Chabani, Emma and Boyer, Laure and Madier, Charlie and Lewkowicz, Daniel},
  title =	{{A Research Framework to Develop a Real-Time Synchrony Index to Monitor Team Cohesion and Performance in Long-Duration Space Exploration}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{30:1--30:16},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.30},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240200},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.30},
  annote =	{Keywords: Performance, Synchronie, Crew monitoring, Cohesion}
}
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Constraint-Based In-Station Train Dispatching

Authors: Andreas Schutt, Matteo Cardellini, Jip J. Dekker, Daniel Harabor, Marco Maratea, and Mauro Vallati

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 340, 31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2025)


Abstract
In-station dispatching is the problem of planning the movements of scheduled trains inside a railway station. Effective solutions for in-station dispatching are important for maximising the utilisation of railway infrastructure and for mitigating the impact of incidents and delays in the broader network. In this paper, we explore a constraint-based approach to perform in-station train dispatching. Our extensive empirical analysis of multiple modelling, search strategy, and solver choices, performed over synthetically generated, yet realistic, data, shows that our method outperforms the existing planning-based state-of-the-art approach. In addition, we present different optimisation criteria, which can be effortless defined thanks to the constraint-based approach.

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Andreas Schutt, Matteo Cardellini, Jip J. Dekker, Daniel Harabor, Marco Maratea, and Mauro Vallati. Constraint-Based In-Station Train Dispatching. In 31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 340, pp. 33:1-33:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{schutt_et_al:LIPIcs.CP.2025.33,
  author =	{Schutt, Andreas and Cardellini, Matteo and Dekker, Jip J. and Harabor, Daniel and Maratea, Marco and Vallati, Mauro},
  title =	{{Constraint-Based In-Station Train Dispatching}},
  booktitle =	{31st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2025)},
  pages =	{33:1--33:24},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-380-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{340},
  editor =	{de la Banda, Maria Garcia},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CP.2025.33},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-238941},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CP.2025.33},
  annote =	{Keywords: in-station train dispatching, train scheduling, railway scheduling, constraint programming, mixed-integer programming}
}
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BWT for String Collections

Authors: Davide Cenzato, Zsuzsanna Lipták, Nadia Pisanti, Giovanna Rosone, and Marinella Sciortino

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 131, The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday (2025)


Abstract
We survey the different methods used for extending the BWT to collections of strings, following largely [Cenzato and Lipták, CPM 2022, Bioinformatics 2024]. We analyze the specific aspects and combinatorial properties of the resulting BWT variants and give a categorization of publicly available tools for computing the BWT of string collections. We show how the specific method used impacts on the resulting transform, including the number of runs, and on the dynamicity of the transform with respect to adding or removing strings from the collection. We then focus on the number of runs of these BWT variants and present the optimal BWT introduced in [Cenzato et al., DCC 2023], which implements an algorithm originally proposed by [Bentley et al., ESA 2020] to minimize the number of BWT-runs. We also discuss several recent heuristics and study their impact on the compression of biological sequences. We conclude with an overview of the applications and the impact of the BWT of string collections in bioinformatics.

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Davide Cenzato, Zsuzsanna Lipták, Nadia Pisanti, Giovanna Rosone, and Marinella Sciortino. BWT for String Collections. In The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 131, pp. 3:1-3:29, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{cenzato_et_al:OASIcs.Manzini.3,
  author =	{Cenzato, Davide and Lipt\'{a}k, Zsuzsanna and Pisanti, Nadia and Rosone, Giovanna and Sciortino, Marinella},
  title =	{{BWT for String Collections}},
  booktitle =	{The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday},
  pages =	{3:1--3:29},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-390-4},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{131},
  editor =	{Ferragina, Paolo and Gagie, Travis and Navarro, Gonzalo},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.Manzini.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-239113},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.Manzini.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: Burrows-Wheeler transform, Extended Burrows-Wheeler transform, compressed text indexes, text compression, string collections, bioinformatics}
}
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Algorithms for Computing Very Large BWTs: a Short Survey

Authors: Diego Díaz-Domínguez, Lavinia Egidi, Veronica Guerrini, Felipe A. Louza, and Giovanna Rosone

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 131, The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday (2025)


Abstract
The Burrows-Wheeler Transform (BWT) is a fundamental string transformation that, although initially introduced for data compression, has been extensively utilized across various domains, including text indexing and pattern matching within large datasets. Although the BWT construction is linear, the constants make the task impractical for large datasets, and as highlighted by Ferragina et al. [Paolo Ferragina et al., 2012], "to use it, one must first build it!". Thus, the construction of the BWT remains a significant challenge. For these reasons, during the past three decades there has been a succession of new algorithms for its construction using techniques that work in external memory or that use text compression. In this survey, we revise some of the most important advancements and tools presented in the past years for computing large BWTs exploiting external memory or text compression approaches without using additional information about the data.

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Diego Díaz-Domínguez, Lavinia Egidi, Veronica Guerrini, Felipe A. Louza, and Giovanna Rosone. Algorithms for Computing Very Large BWTs: a Short Survey. In The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday. Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 131, pp. 7:1-7:28, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)


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@InProceedings{diazdominguez_et_al:OASIcs.Manzini.7,
  author =	{D{\'\i}az-Dom{\'\i}nguez, Diego and Egidi, Lavinia and Guerrini, Veronica and Louza, Felipe A. and Rosone, Giovanna},
  title =	{{Algorithms for Computing Very Large BWTs: a Short Survey}},
  booktitle =	{The Expanding World of Compressed Data: A Festschrift for Giovanni Manzini's 60th Birthday},
  pages =	{7:1--7:28},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-390-4},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{131},
  editor =	{Ferragina, Paolo and Gagie, Travis and Navarro, Gonzalo},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.Manzini.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-239151},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.Manzini.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: Burrows-Wheeler transform, Extended Burrows-Wheeler transform, external memory, text compression, longest common prefix}
}
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