This paper demonstrates that generating arguments in natural language requires at an abstract level, and that the ate abstraction cannot be captured by approaches based solely upo...
The use of workflow technology has created considerable discussion within the CSCW community. Although the debates have been grounded in theories of work, less has been written abo...
: A Peer-to-peer Data Network (PDN) is an open and evolving society of peer nodes that assemble into a network to share their data for mutual benefit. PDNs are enabled by distribu...
This paper presents the results of an empirical study suggesting that, while laughter is a very good indicator of amusement, the kind of laughter (unvoiced laughter vs.voiced laug...
Uncertain data is inherent in a few important applications such as environmental surveillance and mobile object tracking. Top-k queries (also known as ranking queries) are often n...