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IPM
2006
13 years 4 months ago
2006
This paper presents a probabilistic information retrieval framework in which the retrieval problem is formally treated as a statistical decision problem. In this framework, querie...
SIGIR
2002
ACM
13 years 4 months ago
2002
ACM
tion Abstract ChengXiang Zhai (Advisor: John Lafferty) Language Technologies Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University With the dramatic increase in online in...
CORR
2007
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
2007
Springer
We consider the problem of Adverse Selection and optimal derivative design within a Principal-Agent framework. The principal’s income is exposed to non-hedgeable risk factors ar...
CIVR
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
2006
Springer
Learning a good ranking function plays a key role for many applications including the task of (multimedia) information retrieval. While there are a few rank learning methods availa...
CIKM
2009
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
2009
Springer
Ranking is a key problem in many information retrieval (IR) applications, such as document retrieval and collaborative filtering. In this paper, we address the issue of learning ...