This paper presents a hierarchical case representation using a context guided retrieval method. The performance of this method is compared to that of a simpler flat file represe...
Context-awareness for information retrieval is challenging problem as information about the users current situation is rarely available. If such information would be available, re...
This paper studies the problem of unified ranked retrieval of heterogeneous XML documents and Web data. We propose an effective search engine called Sailer to adaptively and versa...
XML databases often contain documents comprising structured text. Therefore, it is important to integrate "information retrieval style" query evaluation, which is well-s...
In recent years, there has been a dramatic proliferation of research on information retrieval based on highly subjective concepts such as emotion, preference and aesthetic. Such r...