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New framework tackles dynamic query selectivity estimation using online learning

Researchers have developed a new algorithmic framework for learning query selectivity in dynamic database and query workload environments. This approach, inspired by online learning, measures performance through regret, comparing the learning algorithm's cumulative loss to the best fixed strategy. The study establishes theoretical upper and lower bounds on regret for histogram-based linear queries, including point, range, and subset selection queries, under standard loss functions in both static and dynamic database settings. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more efficient database query processing in dynamic environments, potentially improving the performance of AI systems that rely on large-scale data retrieval.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Fangzhu Shen, Debmalya Panigrahi, Sudeepa Roy ·

    Selectivity Estimation for Linear Queries via Online Learning

    arXiv:2607.02895v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Learning-based approaches for selectivity estimation in databases have gained significant traction in recent years. However, theoretical studies of these learning-based approaches are essentially limited to fixed query distributio…