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In this paper we address cardinality estimation problem which is an important subproblem in query optimization. Query optimization is a part of every relational DBMS responsible for finding the best way of the execution for the given query.…

Databases · Computer Science 2017-11-23 Oleg Ivanov , Sergey Bartunov

We describe a new deep learning approach to cardinality estimation. MSCN is a multi-set convolutional network, tailored to representing relational query plans, that employs set semantics to capture query features and true cardinalities.…

Databases · Computer Science 2018-12-19 Andreas Kipf , Thomas Kipf , Bernhard Radke , Viktor Leis , Peter Boncz , Alfons Kemper

Due to the outstanding capability of capturing underlying data distributions, deep learning techniques have been recently utilized for a series of traditional database problems. In this paper, we investigate the possibilities of utilizing…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-09-27 Yaoshu Wang , Chuan Xiao , Jianbin Qin , Xin Cao , Yifang Sun , Wei Wang , Makoto Onizuka

We implement and evaluate deep learning for cardinality estimation by studying the accuracy, space and time trade-offs across several architectures. We find that simple deep learning models can learn cardinality estimations across a variety…

Databases · Computer Science 2019-09-13 Jennifer Ortiz , Magdalena Balazinska , Johannes Gehrke , S. Sathiya Keerthi

Estimating the cardinality of the output of a query is a fundamental problem in database query processing. In this article, we overview a recently published contribution that casts the cardinality estimation problem as linear optimization…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Mahmoud Abo Khamis , Vasileios Nakos , Dan Olteanu , Dan Suciu

SQL queries, with the AND, OR, and NOT operators, constitute a broad class of highly used queries. Thus, their cardinality estimation is important for query optimization. In addition, a query planner requires the set-theoretic cardinality…

Databases · Computer Science 2020-04-16 Rojeh Hayek , Oded Shmueli

Cardinality estimation is a fundamental component in database systems, crucial for generating efficient execution plans. Despite advancements in learning-based cardinality estimation, existing methods may struggle to simultaneously optimize…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Jiawei Liu , Ju Fan , Tongyu Liu , Kai Zeng , Jiannan Wang , Quehuan Liu , Tao Ye , Nan Tang

Cardinality estimation (CardEst) plays a significant role in generating high-quality query plans for a query optimizer in DBMS. In the last decade, an increasing number of advanced CardEst methods (especially ML-based) have been proposed…

Cardinality estimation is a fundamental task in database management systems, aiming to predict query results accurately without executing the queries. However, existing techniques either achieve low estimation accuracy or incur high…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Yaoyu Zhu , Jintao Zhang , Guoliang Li , Jianhua Feng

Modern database optimizer relies on cardinality estimator, whose accuracy directly affects the optimizer's ability to choose an optimal execution plan. Recent work on data-driven methods has leveraged probabilistic models to achieve higher…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Xiao Yan , Tiezheng Nie , Boyang Fang , Derong Shen , Kou Yue , Yu Ge

Cardinality estimation is a fundamental task in database query processing and optimization. As shown in recent papers, machine learning (ML)-based approaches can deliver more accurate cardinality estimations than traditional approaches.…

Databases · Computer Science 2022-01-19 Lucas Woltmann , Claudio Hartmann , Dirk Habich , Wolfgang Lehner

Recent work has demonstrated the catastrophic effects of poor cardinality estimates on query processing time. In particular, underestimating query cardinality can result in overly optimistic query plans which take orders of magnitude longer…

Databases · Computer Science 2022-03-31 Kyle Deeds , Dan Suciu , Magda Balazinska , Walter Cai

In recent years, \emph{learned cardinality estimation} has emerged as an alternative to traditional query optimization methods: by training machine learning models over observed query performance, learned cardinality estimation techniques…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Peizhi Wu , Ryan Marcus , Zachary G. Ives

Estimating the cardinality (i.e., the number of answers) of conjunctive queries is particularly difficult in RDF systems: queries over RDF data are navigational and thus tend to involve many joins. We present a new, principled cardinality…

Databases · Computer Science 2018-02-19 Giorgio Stefanoni , Boris Motik , Egor V. Kostylev

Cardinality estimation (CE), the task of predicting the result size of queries is a critical component of query optimization. Accurate estimates are essential for generating efficient query execution plans. Recently, machine learning…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Lankadinee Rathuwadu , Guanli Liu , Christopher Leckie , Renata Borovica-Gajic

Selectivity estimation - the problem of estimating the result size of queries - is a fundamental problem in databases. Accurate estimation of query selectivity involving multiple correlated attributes is especially challenging. Poor…

Databases · Computer Science 2019-06-19 Shohedul Hasan , Saravanan Thirumuruganathan , Jees Augustine , Nick Koudas , Gautam Das

In query optimisation accurate cardinality estimation is essential for finding optimal query plans. It is especially challenging for RDF due to the lack of explicit schema and the excessive occurrence of joins in RDF queries. Existing…

Databases · Computer Science 2018-01-22 Xin Wang , Eugene Siow , Aastha Madaan , Thanassis Tiropanis

In recent years, machine learning-based cardinality estimation methods are replacing traditional methods. This change is expected to contribute to one of the most important applications of cardinality estimation, the query optimizer, to…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-04-03 Ryuichi Ito , Yuya Sasaki , Chuan Xiao , Makoto Onizuka

Cardinality estimation is a key component of database query optimization. Recent studies have demonstrated that learned cardinality estimation techniques can surpass traditional methods in accuracy. However, a significant barrier to their…

Databases · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Lyu Yi , Weiqi Feng , Yuanbiao Wang , Yuhong Kan

Most query optimizers rely on cardinality estimates to determine optimal execution plans. While traditional databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Db2 utilize many types of synopses -- including histograms, samples, and sketches --…

Databases · Computer Science 2023-11-30 Asoke Datta , Brian Tsan , Yesdaulet Izenov , Florin Rusu
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