Blog post opinion retrieval aims at finding blog posts that are relevant and opinionated about a user’s query. In this paper we propose a simple probabilistic model for assigni...
This report explains our plagiarism detection method using fuzzy semantic-based string similarity approach. The algorithm was developed through four main stages. First is pre-proce...
n explore and understand abstract information spaces as if they were real geographic spaces. According to the distance-similarity metaphor1 one of the most popular spatial metaphor...
Sara Irina Fabrikant, Daniel R. Montello, David M....
Many current effectiveness measures incorporate simplifying assumptions about user behavior. These assumptions prevent the measures from reflecting aspects of the search process...
We propose a new ranking paradigm for relational databases called Structured Value Ranking (SVR). SVR uses structured data values to score (rank) the results of keyword search que...
Lin Guo, Jayavel Shanmugasundaram, Kevin S. Beyer,...