A well-known challenge of information retrieval is how to infer a user's underlying information need when the input query consists of only a few keywords. Question Answering (...
The probability that a term appears in relevant documents ( ) is a fundamental quantity in several probabilistic retrieval models, however it is difficult to estimate without rele...
With the emergence of the Internet, collaborative computing has become more feasible than ever. Organizations can share valuable information among each other. However, certain user...
Abstract-- Variable length codes (VLCs) exhibit desynchronization problems when transmitted over noisy channels. Trellis decoding techniques based on Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) est...
Simon Malinowski, Herve Jegou, Christine Guillemot
Standard 3D imaging systems process only a single return at each pixel from an assumed single opaque surface. However, there are situations when the laser return consists of multip...
Sergio Hernandez-Marin, Andrew M. Wallace, Gavin J...