In this paper we suggest a new approach to analysis and design of IR systems. We argue for design space exploration in constructing IR systems and in analyzing the effects of ind...
Abstract. In this paper, we describe the design of PIRS, a peer-topeer information retrieval system. PIRS satisfies many of the goals of P2P computing in a way that other P2P IR s...
This CHI Note proposes a new research initiative for the HCI community: multi-lifespan information system design. The central idea begins with the identification of categories of ...
For the last few years a considerable number of efforts have been devoted into integrating security issues into information systems development practices. This has led to a number...
A federated Web-based multimedia information system on one hand gathers its data from various Web sources, on the other hand offers the end-user a rich semantics describing its co...