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Parametric Query Optimization

Summary: Parametric query optimization yields multiple plans, each optimal for a subset of run-time values (notably buffer size). General formulation; randomized algorithms with sideways information passing enable optimizing many buffer sizes within the time of a single run, maintaining quality. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID
8251
Venue
VLDB
Year
1992
Pagerank
0.00014166811
Overall Rank
770 | 94.72%
DOI
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BibTeX Citation

@article{ng_vldb92,
        title = {{Parametric Query Optimization}},
        author = {Ng, Raymond T. and Shim, Kyuseok and Sellis, Timos K. and Ioannidis, Yannis E.},
        journal = {PVLDB},
        series = {{VLDB} '92},
        pages = {103--114},
        year = {1992}
}

Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 22 of 22 citing papers.

Rank Citing Paper Year Venue Pagerank
71 Including Group-By in Query Optimization 1994 VLDB 0.00038021159
151 Efficient Mid-Query Re-Optimization of Sub-Optimal Query Execution Plans 1998 SIGMOD 0.00029161879
290 An Overview of Query Optimization in Relational Systems 1998 PODS 0.0002227038
419 Cost-based Query Scrambling for Initial Delays 1998 SIGMOD 0.0001879684
829 Proactive Re-Optimization 2005 SIGMOD 0.00013769838
984 Analyzing Plan Diagrams of Database Query Optimizers 2005 VLDB 0.00012825643
1,037 Cost-Based Optimization for Magic: Algebra and Implementation 1996 SIGMOD 0.00012494928
1,104 Least Expected Cost Query Optimization: An Exercise in Utility 1999 PODS 0.00012157634
1,256 Sampling-Based Query Re-Optimization 2016 SIGMOD 0.00011457194
1,321 Parametric Query Optimization for Linear and Piecewise Linear Cost Functions 2002 VLDB 0.00011162369
1,645 AniPQO: Almost Non-intrusive Parametric Query Optimization for Nonlinear Cost Functions 2003 VLDB 0.00010129244
2,184 Managing Memory to Meet Multiclass Workload Response Time Goals 1993 VLDB 9.0045033e-05
3,003 Configuration-Parametric Query Optimization for Physical Design Tuning 2008 SIGMOD 7.8620915e-05
3,127 Toward Computational Fact-Checking 2014 VLDB 7.7308958e-05
3,321 Dynamic Plan Migration for Continuous Queries Over Data Streams 2004 SIGMOD 7.5216049e-05
3,988 Adaptive Query Processing in the Looking Glass 2005 CIDR 6.9720123e-05
4,616 On the Production of Anorexic Plan Diagrams 2007 VLDB 6.6048588e-05
5,521 Staying FIT: Efficient Load Shedding Techniques for Distributed Stream Processing 2007 VLDB 6.1881166e-05
8,400 The Fittest Survives: An Adaptive Approach to Query Optimization 1995 VLDB 5.4331924e-05
8,984 Hit the Gym: Accelerating Query Execution to Efficiently Bootstrap Behavior Models for Self-Driving Database Management Systems 2024 VLDB 5.3395569e-05
10,986 PAR2QO: Parametric Penalty-Aware Robust Query Optimization 2025 VLDB 5.093636e-05
11,788 Recommending Deployment Strategies for Collaborative Tasks 2020 SIGMOD 5.093636e-05
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Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 11 of 11 cited papers.

Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.

Rank Cited Paper Year Venue Pagerank
1 Access Path Selection in a Relational Database Management System 1979 SIGMOD 0.0024089429
396 R* Optimizer Validation and Performance Evaluation for Local Queries 1986 SIGMOD 0.00019287574
463 Optimization of Large Join Queries 1988 SIGMOD 0.00018064961
474 Dynamic Query Evaluation Plans 1989 SIGMOD 0.00017894953
479 Randomized Algorithms For Optimizing Large Join Queries 1990 SIGMOD 0.00017789732
497 The Design of XPRS 1988 VLDB 0.00017462492
708 Left-Deep Vs. Bushy Trees: An Analysis Of Strategy Spaces And Its Implications For Query Optimization 1991 SIGMOD 0.00014727576
839 Query Optimization by Simulated Annealing 1987 SIGMOD 0.00013692785
1,527 Predictive Load Control for Flexible Buffer Allocation 1991 VLDB 0.00010489064
1,917 Integration of Buffer Management and Query Optimization In Relational Database Environment 1989 VLDB 9.4864975e-05
1,940 Flexible Buffer Allocation Based on Marginal Gains 1991 SIGMOD 9.4473794e-05
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