We consider the class of finite-state programs executed by an unbounded number of replicated threads communicating via shared variables. The thread-state reachability problem for t...
When a user is served with a ranked list of relevant documents by the standard document search engines, his search task is usually not over. He has to go through the entire docume...
As the scope of personal data grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to find what we need when we need it. Desktop search tools provide a potential answer, but most existing too...
Sam Shah, Craig A. N. Soules, Gregory R. Ganger, B...
This paper presents the Visor (VIdeo Surveillance Online Repository) project designed with the aim of establishing an open platform for collecting, annotating, retrieving, sharing...
Metasearch engines submit the user query to several underlying search engines and then merge their retrieved results to generate a single list that is more effective to the users&...