This paper introduces a new approach to provide users with solutions to explore a domain via an information space. A key point in our approach is that information searching and ex...
In this paper we discuss how metaphors for supporting user interaction with multimedia databases can be automatically generated. The work presented is a further step in the develo...
Maria Francesca Costabile, Donato Malerba, Matthia...
The problem of joint modeling the text and image components of multimedia documents is studied. The text component is represented as a sample from a hidden topic model, learned wi...
Nikhil Rasiwasia, Jose Costa Pereira, Emanuele Cov...
Social media are constructed from the collective contributions of potentially millions of individuals and present an increasingly common and large scale form of database. As these...
In fall of 2004, we met Jim Gray and began to converse about the data needs of ocean scientists. The conversations ultimately led to the development of a unique portal for explori...