Question answering systems increasingly need to deal with complex information needs that require more than simple factoid answers. The evaluation of such systems is usually carrie...
Most question answering (QA) and information retrieval (IR) systems are insensitive to different users' needs and preferences, and also to the existence of multiple, complex ...
Abstract. Ordered Choice Logic Programming (OCLP) allows for dynamic preference-based decision-making with multiple alternatives without the need for any form of negation. This com...
: Question answering systems have proven to be helpful to users because they can provide succinct answers that do not require users to wade through a large number of documents. How...
Jimmy J. Lin, Dennis Quan, Vineet Sinha, Karun Bak...
As the Internet becomes increasingly used for sensitive transactions, the need to protect user privacy becomes more and more important. One fundamental aspect of user privacy is t...