This paper introduces a unified deep autoregressive model (UAE) for cardinality estimation that learns joint data distributions from both data and query workloads. It uses differentiable progressive sampling with the Gumbel-Softmax trick to incorporate supervised query information into the deep autoregressive model. Experiments show UAE achieves better accuracy and efficiency compared to state-of-the-art methods.
The study introduces AraSpider, the first Arabic version of the Spider dataset, to advance Arabic NLP. Four multilingual translation models and two text-to-SQL models (ChatGPT 3.5 and SQLCoder) were evaluated. Back translation significantly improved the performance of both ChatGPT 3.5 and SQLCoder on the AraSpider dataset. Why it matters: This work democratizes access to text-to-SQL resources for Arabic speakers and provides a methodology for translating datasets to other languages.
The paper introduces Duet, a hybrid neural relation understanding method for cardinality estimation. Duet addresses limitations of existing learned methods, such as high costs and scalability issues, by incorporating predicate information into an autoregressive model. Experiments demonstrate Duet's efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, even outperforming GPU-based methods on CPU.
EURECOM researchers developed data-driven verification methods using structured datasets to assess statistical and property claims. The approach translates text claims into SQL queries on relational databases for statistical claims. For property claims, they use knowledge graphs to verify claims and generate explanations. Why it matters: The methods aim to support fact-checkers by efficiently labeling claims with interpretable explanations, potentially combating misinformation in the region and beyond.
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The Symposium on Data Mining and Applications (SDMA 2014) was organized by MEGDAM to foster collaboration among data mining and machine learning researchers in Saudi Arabia, GCC countries, and the Middle East. The symposium covered areas such as statistics, computational intelligence, pattern recognition, databases, Big Data Mining and visualization. Acceptance was based on originality, significance and quality of contribution.
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