In a ubiquitous computing environment, it is desirable to provide a user with information depending on a user's situation, such as time, location, user behavior, and social c...
To improve the search results for socially-connect users, we propose a ranking framework, Social Network Document Rank (SNDocRank). This framework considers both document contents...
Liang Gou, Hung-Hsuan Chen, Jung-Hyun Kim, Xiaolon...
We propose an approach to determine the ethnic breakdown of a population based solely on people's names and data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. We demonstrate that our a...
Jonathan Chang, Itamar Rosenn, Lars Backstrom, Cam...
History repeatedly demonstrates that rural communities have unique technological needs. Yet, we know little about how rural communities use modern technologies, so we lack knowled...
Eric Gilbert, Karrie Karahalios, Christian Sandvig
The advent of social networking websites presents further opportunities for criminals to obtain information for use in identity theft, cyber-stalking, and worse activities. This p...
William Newk-Fon Hey Tow, Peter Dell, John Venable