Dr. Wenxin Liang

Education

2002.10-2006.9, Doctoral Course, Yokota Laboratory, Dept. of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science & Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan (Diploma: Ph.D. in Computer Science)

2000.9-2001.7, Exchange Program, Uchiyama Laboratory, Dept. of Electronics, Information & Communication, Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

1998.9-2001.9, Master's Course, Graduate School of Electronics and Information, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China (Diploma: M. Eng.)

1994.9-1998.7, Bachelor's Course, Dept. of Electronics and Information, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China (Diploma: B. Eng.)

1995.9-1997.3, Minor Course, Sino-US International Business & Administration Program, Sponsored by Sunrise Educational Foundation Ltd. and Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China

1989.9-1994.7, Chongqing No. 7 High School, Chongqing City, China

Research

Ph.D. Dissertation

A Study on Integration of Multiple XML Data Sources Containing Similar Information, Tokyo Institute of Technology, September, 2006

Current Research Interests

XML Data Integration and Management; XML Storage, Indexing, Labeling and Querying Techniques; XML Keyword Search; Web IR; Knowledge Discovery and Management

Publications and Awards

Paper list in DBLP

Paper list in Google Scholar

Journal Papers

1. Yuuji Yoshino, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "A Data Placement and Access Method Considering Transversal and Result Construction Cost for XML Subtree Retrieval" (in Japanese). Journal of the DBSJ, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.115-120, June 2008. (PDF in DBSJ)

2. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "SLAX: An Improved Leaf-Clustering Based Approximate XML Join Algorithm for Integrating XML Data at Subtree Classes". IPSJ Transactions on Databases, Vol. 47, No. SIG8 (TOD30), pp. 47-57, June 2006 (online version of this paper can be found in IPSJ Digital Courier, Vol. 2, pp. 382-392, July 2006, and in Information and Media Technology (IMT), Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 918-928, Dec. 2006). (PDF in IPSJ Digital Courier)

3. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "Subtree-based XML Data Integration Using Leaf-Clustering Based Approximate XML Join Algorithms". DBSJ Letters, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 21-24, March 2006. (PDF in DBSJ)

Refereed International Conference Papers

1. Wenxin Liang, Takeshi Miki and Haruo Yokota. "Superimposed Code-based Indexing Method for Extracting MCTs from XML Documents", In Proc. of the 19th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2008). pp.508-522, Turin, Italy. September 2008 (PDF in Springer LNCS 5181). Acceptance rate: 18.6% (full paper).

2. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "Exploiting Path Information for Syntax-based XML Subtree Matching in RDBs", In Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Web-Age Information Management (WAIM 2008). pp.105-112, Zhangjiajie, China. IEEE Computer Society, July, 2008. (PDF in IEEE-CS Digital Library). Acceptance rate: 24.9% (full paper).

3. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "LAX: An Efficient Approximate XML Join Based on Clustered Leaf Nodes for XML Data Integration". In Proc. of the 22nd British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD 2005). pp. 82-97, Sunderland, UK. July 2005 (PDF in Springer LNCS 3567). Acceptance rate: 18.2% (full paper).

4. Kazuhito Kobayashi, Wenxin Liang, Dai Kobayashi, Akitsugu Watanabe and Haruo Yokota. "VLEI Code: An Efficient Labeling Method for Handling XML Documents in an RDB". In Proc. of the 21st International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2005), pp. 386-387, Tokyo, Japan. IEEE Computer Society, April 2005. (PDF in IEEE-CS Digital Library). Acceptance rate: 19.2% (poster).

Refereed International Workshop Papers

1. Wenxin Liang, Xiangyong Ouyang and Haruo Yokota, "An XML Subtree Segmentation Method Based on Syntactic Segmentation Rate". In Proc. of the 3rd Internatinal Workshop on Advanced Storage Systems (ADSS 2007) in conjunction with the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2007) , pp.551-558, Lyon, France. IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS), October 2007. (PDF in IEEE Xplore)

2. Akihiro Takahashi, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota, "Storage Consumption of Variable-length XML Labels Uninfluenced by Insertions". In Proc. of the 3rd Internatinal Workshop on Advanced Storage Systems (ADSS 2007) in conjunction with the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2007), pp.571-573, Lyon, France. IEEE Engineering Management Society (EMS), October 2007. (PDF in IEEE Xplore)

3. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "A Path-sequence Based Discrimination for Subtree Matching in Approximate XML Joins". In Proc. of SWOD 2006 in conjunction with ICDE 2006. Atlanta, USA. IEEE Computer Society, April 2006. (PDF in IEEE-CS Digital Library)

Refereed Japanese National Conference Papers

1. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. A Path-sequence Based Method for Solving the One-to-multiple Matching Problem in Leaf-Clustering Based Approximate XML Join Algorithms. In Proc. of 17th IEICE Workshop on Data Engineering(DEWS2006), Okinawa, Japan, March 2006. (PDF in DEWS 2006 Online Proceedings)

2. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. SLAX: An Improved Leaf-Clustering Based Approximate XML Join Algorithm for XML Data Integration at Subtree Classes. In Proc. of IPSJ DBWeb2005, IPSJ Symposium Series, Vol. 2005, No. 16, pp. 41-48, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 2005

Other Japanese National Conference Papers

1. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "A Hybrid Approximate XML Subtree Matching Method Using Syntactic Features and Word Semantics". In Proc. of DEIM Forum 2008, Shizuoka, Japan. 2009.03

2. Kei Kobayashi, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "A Superimposed Code-based Valuable LCA Detection Method over XML Documents"(in Japanese). In Proc. of DEIM Forum 2008, Shizuoka, Japan. 2009.03

3. Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota. "Syntax-based XML Subtree Segmentation, Matching and Integration". In Proc. of iDB Forum 2008, IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 108, No. 211, pp.7-8 (ISSN 0913-5685), Fukushima, Japan. 2008.09

4. Akihiro Takahashi, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota, "Proposal and Evaluation of the Structural Information ExtractionMethod for Update-conscious XML Labeling" (in Japanese). In Proc. of DEWS2008, 2008.03. (PDF in DEWS 2008 Online Proceedings)

5. Yuuji Yoshino, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota, "A Distributed XML Data Placement and Access Method Considering Subtree Processing Cost" (in Japanese). In Proc. of DEWS2008, 2008.03. (PDF in DEWS 2008 Online Proceedings)

6. Akihiro Takahashi, Wenxin Liang and Haruo Yokota, "Storage Consumption of Variable-length XML Labels Uninfluenced by Insertions" (in Japanese). In Proc. of DBWS2007, Technical Report of IEICE, ISSN 0913-5685, Vol.107, No.131, DE2007-38, pp.97-102, Technique report of IPSJ, IPSJ07-DBS-143 (17), pp.97-102, 2007.07

Technical Reports

1. Kazuhito Kobayashi, Wenxin Liang, Dai Kobayashi, Akitsugu Watanabe and Haruo Yokota. Update Conscious XML Labeling Methods Using Dedicated Codes. Technical Report TR04-006, Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2004

Invited Talks/Open Speeches

1. Wenxin Liang. Towards the Key Techniques of XML Data Processing and Management: Labeling, Indexing, Searching, and Integrating Large-Scale XML Data, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, October, 2008

Japanese Patent Applications

1. Haruo Yokota and Wenxin Liang, A Novel XML Data Integration System Based on the Clustered Leaves of Segmented Subtrees. Patent No. 2007-052556, opened on Mar. 1, 2007.

Awards

1. Excellent Presentation Award, iDB Forum 2008 (2008.09.22)

2. IPSJ Digital Courier Funai Young Researcher Encouragement Award (2007.03.28)

3. Excellent Student Presentation Award, IPSJ DBWeb2005 (2005.12.03)

Academic・Social Activities

Mentions in DBLife

Events in EventSeer

Membership of Professional Institute/Association

• IEEE
• IEEE Computer Society
• IPSJ
• DBSJ
• ACM SIGMOD
• ACM SIGMOD Japan Chapter

Organizer of International Conferences/Workshops

• Publicity Chair, the 3rd Internatinal Workshop on Advanced Storage Systems (ADSS 2007) in conjunction with 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2007), Lyon, France.

PC Member of International Conferences/Workshops

• The 20th International Conference on Database and Expert System Applications (DEXA 2009) , Linz, Austria.
• The 4th International Workshop on XML Data Management Tools and Techniques (XANTEC 2009) in conjunction with DEXA 2009, Linz, Austria.
• The Joint International Conferences on Asia-Pacific Web (APWeb) and Web-Age Information Management (WAIM): APWeb-WAIM 2009, Suzhou, China.
• The 3rd Internatinal Workshop on Advanced Storage Systems (ADSS 2007) in conjunction with 2nd IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2007), Lyon, France.

Session Chair of International Conferences/Workshops

• Session 9: Temporal, Spatial, and High Dimensional Databases II, the 19th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2008), Turin, Italy.

Other Academic Activities

• Invited Reviewer, IPSJ Transactions on Databases (TOD).
• External Reviewer, the 12th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT 2009), Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
• External Reviewer, the 14th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2009), Brisbane, Australia.
• Student Volunteer, the 21st IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2005), Tokyo, Japan.
• Student Volunteer, the 14th IEICE Workshop on Data Engineering (DEWS 2003), Ishikawa, Japan.

Hobby

Music, Classical Guitar, Automobile, Travel, Foreign Culture, International Relationship

Photo Album

Schools/Universities

Chongqing No.7 High School: Main Gate, Playground, Student Dorm, Dongchuan Building
Xi'an Jiaotong Uniiversity: North Gate, Tengfei Tower, School Precept, Library, Siyuan Student Activity Center, Cherry Blossom, Chinese Parasol Trees, East Garden
Waseda University: Okuma Hall, Central Library, International Student Dorm, Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology: Main Gate, Main Building, West No.8 Building, Cherry Blossom

Japan in My "Eyes"

Night Pieces of Japan: Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Bay, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ueno Park, Red Brick Warehouse, Sakuragityo, Yokohama Harbor, Akihabara, Kyoto, Osaka
Culture|Custom|History
Natural Scenery

Link

• Kuramae Kogyo Kai

  The Alumni Association of Tokyo Institute of Technology which was found in Feb., 1906

• aiaiCHINA

  It is authorized by the State Administration of Tourism, China. You can find a lot of useful information of travel in China there.

• Guitar Club, TITech

  It is a university student club of TITech focusing on classical guitars.

• Goo Online Dictionary

  It provides English-Japanese, Japanese-English, and Japanese-Japanese online web dictionaries.

• Yahoo! Train/Subway Information Weather Information

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