This paper presents a study of three statistical query translation models that use different units of translation. We begin with a review of a word-based translation model that us...
We present a novel framework for answering complex questions that relies on question decomposition. Complex questions are decomposed by a procedure that operates on a Markov chain...
Sanda M. Harabagiu, V. Finley Lacatusu, Andrew Hic...
The performance of document clustering systems depends on employing optimal text representations, which are not only difficult to determine beforehand, but also may vary from one ...
Structural hints in XML-retrieval queries can be used to specify both the granularity of the search result (the target element) and where in a document to search (support elements...
Interpolation based automatic abstraction is a powerful and robust technique for the automated analysis of hardware and software systems. Its use has however been limited to contr...