This paper presents a new way of thinking for IR metric optimization. It is argued that the optimal ranking problem should be factorized into two distinct yet interrelated stages:...
—Web-scale image search engines (e.g. Google Image Search, Bing Image Search) mostly rely on surrounding text features. It is difficult for them to interpret users’ search int...
Xiaoou Tang, Ke Liu, Jingyu Cui, Fang Wen, Xiaogan...
In this paper, we consider a smoothing kernelbased classification rule and propose an algorithm for optimizing the performance of the rule by learning the bandwidth of the smoothi...
Bharath K. Sriperumbudur, Omer A. Lang, Gert R. G....
Demand for quality software has undergone with rapid growth during the last few years. This is leading to an increase in the development of metrics for measuring the properties of...
K. K. Aggarwal, Yogesh Singh, Arvinder Kaur, Ruchi...
—The accurate determination of the link quality is critical for ensuring that functionalities such as intelligent routing, load-balancing, power control and frequency selection o...
Aggelos Vlavianos, Lap Kong Law, Ioannis Broustis,...