We analyze the problem of detecting a road target in background clutter and investigate the amount of prior (i.e. target specific) knowledge needed to perform this search task. Th...
Many databases have become Web-accessible through form-based search interfaces (i.e., search forms) that allow users to specify complex and precise queries to access the underlying...
We consider the problem of exploring the search tree of a CLP goal in pursuit of a target property. Essential to such a process is a method of tabling to prevent duplicate explorat...
Understanding the intent underlying user queries may help personalize search results and improve user satisfaction. In this paper, we develop a methodology for using ad clickthroug...
Azin Ashkan, Charles L. A. Clarke, Eugene Agichtei...
As with any application of machine learning, web search ranking requires labeled data. The labels usually come in the form of relevance assessments made by editors. Click logs can...