In this paper we introduce a discrete version of the online traveling salesman problem (DOLTSP). We represent the metric space using a weighted graph, where the server is allowed t...
This paper introduces a new algorithm to parse discourse within the framework of Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST). Our method is based on recent advances in the field of statisti...
Research on relevance feedback (RFB) in information retrieval (IR) has given mixed results. Success in RFB seems to depend on the searcher's willingness to provide feedback a...
This paper represents the first participation of the Institute of Statistical Studies and Research at Cairo University group in CLEF 2009-Medical image retrieval track. Our system...
This paper describe the last round of the medical image annotation task in ImageCLEF 2009. After four years, we defined the task as a survey of all the past experience. Seven grou...
Tatiana Tommasi, Barbara Caputo, Petra Welter, Mar...