Search engines are an essential tool for modern life. We use them to discover new information on diverse topics and to locate a wide range of resources. The search process in all ...
We are building a knowledge base (KB) of published structural data on the 30s ribosomal subunit in prokaryotes. Our KB is distinguished by a standardized representation of biologi...
Russ B. Altman, Neil F. Abernethy, Richard O. Chen
We propose a method to evaluate queries using a last-resort semantic cache in a distributed Web search engine. The cache stores a group of frequent queries and for each of these qu...
User modeling for information retrieval has mostly been studied to improve the effectiveness of information access in centralized repositories. In this paper we explore user model...
We examine issues in the design of fully dynamic information retrieval systems with support for instantaneous document insertions and deletions. We present one such system and dis...