Many content-based image retrieval applications suffer from small sample set and high dimensionality problems. Relevance feedback is often used to alleviate those problems. In thi...
Searching answers to complex questions is a challenging IR task. In this paper, we examine the use of query templates with semantic slots to formulate slot-based queries. These qu...
We present a new content-based approach to summarize instructional videos. We first redefine "scene" in instructional videos. Focusing on one dominant scene type, that o...
Since 1986 we have investigated the problems and possibilities of applying modern information retrieval methods to large online public access library catalogs (OPACs). In the Retr...
Edward A. Fox, Robert K. France, Eskinder Sahle, A...
In the recent years, photo context metadata (e.g., date, GPS coordinates) have been proved to be useful in the management of personal photos. However, these metadata are still poo...