Private information retrieval (PIR) enables a user to retrieve a data item from a database, replicated among one or more servers, while hiding the identity of the retrieved item. ...
Web search is generally motivated by an information need. Since asking well-formulated questions is the fastest and the most natural way to obtain information for human beings, al...
Abstract. The current state of the art regarding scalable reasoning consists of programs that run on a single machine. When the amount of data is too large, or the logic is too com...
The OASIS (Ontologically Augmented Spatial Information System) project explores terminology systems for thematic and spatial access in digital library applications. A prototype im...
Harith Alani, Christopher B. Jones, Douglas Tudhop...
It is not always clear how best to represent integrated data sets, and which application and database features allow a scientist to take best advantage of data coming from various ...
Joanna Jakubowska, Ela Hunt, John McClure, Matthew...