In this paper, we discuss the the role of the retrieval component in an TREC style opinion question answering system. Since blog retrieval differs from traditional ad-hoc document...
Comprehension of science texts is challenging, particularly when the reader lacks the skills or knowledge necessary to fill in conceptual gaps in the text content. The iSTART syste...
Danielle S. McNamara, Chutima Boonthum, Christophe...
Abstract. Predicate encryption is a recent generalization of identitybased encryption (IBE), broadcast encryption, attribute-based encryption, and more. A natural question is wheth...
The ability to proactively offer assistance promises to make personal agents more helpful to their users. We characterize the properties desired of proactive behaviour by a person...
Neil Yorke-Smith, Shahin Saadati, Karen L. Myers, ...
How can we cull the facts we need from the overwhelming mass of information and misinformation that is the Web? The TextRunner extraction engine represents one approach, in which ...