The database tier of dynamic content servers at large Internet sites is typically hosted on centralized and expensive hardware. Recently, research prototypes have proposed using d...
In this paper, we describe an interface consisting of a virtual showroom where a team of two highly realistic 3D agents presents product items in an entertaining and attractive wa...
Boris Brandherm, Helmut Prendinger, Mitsuru Ishizu...
In this paper, we report on an interactive system and the results ofa formal user study that was carried out with the aim of comparing two approaches to estimating users' int...
Boris Brandherm, Helmut Prendinger, Mitsuru Ishizu...
In a wide range of business areas dealing with text data streams, including CRM, knowledge management, and Web monitoring services, it is an important issue to discover topic tren...
I develop a new mechanism for risk allocation and information speculation called a dynamic pari-mutuel market (DPM). A DPM acts as hybrid between a pari-mutuel market and a contin...