We propose an expert finding method based on assumption of sequential dependence between a candidate expert and the query terms in the scope of a document. We assume that the stre...
This paper presents a method for finding a specification page on the web for a given object (e.g., "Titanic") and its class label (e.g., "film"). A specificati...
Understanding how people interact with search engines is important in improving search quality. Web search engines typically analyze queries and clicked results, but these actions...
Data archiving systems rely on replication to preserve information. This paper discusses how a network of autonomousarchiving sites can trade data to achievethe most reliable repl...
The act of encountering information unexpectedly has long been identified as valuable, both as a joy in itself and as part of task-focused problem solving. There has been a concer...