This paper presents Prospector, an adaptive meta-search layer, which performs personalized re-ordering of search results. Prospector combines elements from two approaches to adapti...
Several recent studies have found only a weak relationship between the performance of a retrieval system and the "success" achievable by human searchers. We hypothesize ...
Search engines are a vital part of the Web and thus the Internet infrastructure. Therefore understanding the behavior of users searching the Web gives insights into trends, and en...
Nils Kammenhuber, Julia Luxenburger, Anja Feldmann...
Eye tracking experiments have shown that titles of Web search results play a crucial role in guiding a user’s search process. We present a machine-learned algorithm that trains ...
Tapas Kanungo, Nadia Ghamrawi, Ki Yuen Kim, Lawren...
Although engineering models of user behavior have enjoyed a rich history in HCI, they have yet to have a widespread impact due to the complexities of the modeling process. In this...
Bonnie E. John, Konstantine C. Prevas, Dario D. Sa...