Most casual users of IR systems type short queries. Recent research has shown that adding new words to these queries via adhoc feedback improves the retrieval e ectiveness of such ...
A query considered in isolation offers limited information about a searcher's intent. Query context that considers pre-query activity (e.g., previous queries and page visits)...
“Classical” program development by refinement [12, 2, 3] is a technique for ensuring that source-level program code remains faithful to the semantic goals set out in its corre...
10 There have been recent applications of genetic algorithms to information retrieval, mostly with respect to 11 relevance feedback. Nevertheless, they are yet to be evaluated in ...
The growing need of software infrastructure able to create, maintain and ease the evolution of scientific data, promotes the development of digital libraries in order to provide th...