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 (...
Computers are increasingly more integrated into peoples’ daily lives. In this development, user privacy is affected by the occurrence of privacy-invasive software (PIS), sometime...
Diffuse interreflections mean that surface shading and shape are related in ways that are difficult to untangle; in particular, distant and invisible surfaces may affect the shadi...
Audio rendering of impact sounds, such as those caused by falling objects or explosion debris, adds realism to interactive 3D audiovisual applications, and can be convincingly ach...
Nicolas Bonneel, George Drettakis, Nicolas Tsingos...
While traditional graphics techniques provide for the realistic display of three-dimensional objects, these methods often lack the flexibility to emulate expressive effects found ...
Peter-Pike J. Sloan, William Martin, Amy Gooch, Br...