Abstract--If we are to deploy sensor applications in a realistic business context, we must provide innovative middleware services to control and enforce required system behavior; i...
Online communities (OLCs) are gatherings of like -minded people, brought together in cyberspace by shared interests. Creating such communities is not a big challenge; sustaining m...
Nishikant Kapoor, Joseph A. Konstan, Loren G. Terv...
An improved understanding of the relationship between search intent, result quality, and searcher behavior is crucial for improving the effectiveness of web search. While recent p...
We investigate the criteria used by online searchers when assessing the relevance of web pages to information-seeking tasks. Twenty four searchers were given three tasks each, and...
The wealth of information on the web makes it an attractive resource for seeking quick answers to simple, factual questions such as "who was the first American in space?"...