Opinion finding is a challenging retrieval task, where it has been shown that it is especially difficult to improve over a strongly performing topic-relevance baseline. In this pa...
Rodrygo L. T. Santos, Ben He, Craig Macdonald, Iad...
XML is fast becoming the standard for information exchange on the Internet. As such, information expressed in XML will need to be integrated with existing information systems, whi...
Abstract. Database systems are islands of structure in a sea of unstructured data sources. Several real-world applications now need to create bridges for smooth integration of semi...
In mobile and ambient environments, devices need to become autonomous, managing and resolving problems without interference from a user. The database of a (mobile) device can be s...
Maurice van Keulen, Ander de Keijzer, Wouter Alink
Imagine that you have been entrusted with private data, such as corporate product information, sensitive government information, or symptom and treatment information about hospita...
Nicolas Anciaux, Mehdi Benzine, Luc Bouganim, Phil...