An open problem for Distributed Information Retrieval systems (DIR) is how to represent large document repositories, also known as resources, both accurately and efficiently. Obt...
The aim of query-based sampling is to obtain a sufficient, representative sample of an underlying (text) collection. Current measures for assessing sample quality are too coarse gr...
Simple resource specification, resource selection, and effective binding are critical capabilities for Grid middleware. We the Virtual Grid, an abstraction for dynamic grid applic...
Yang-Suk Kee, D. Logothetis, Richard Y. Huang, Hen...
Models of learning and performing by exploration assume that the semantic distance between task descriptions and screen labels controls in part the usersÕ search strategies. Neve...