— Query term suggestion that interactively expands the queries is an indispensable technique to help users formulate high-quality queries and has attracted much attention in the ...
An essential part of an expert-finding task, such as matching reviewers to submitted papers, is the ability to model the expertise of a person based on documents. We evaluate seve...
In order to return relevant search results, a search engine must keep its local repository synchronized to the Web, but it is usually impossible to attain perfect freshness. Hence...
Academic institutions’ dependence on web-based technologies to improve efficiency in class offerings, academic records, and office documentation is increasing at a rapid pace. T...
This paper describes a digital theater installation called Buzz. Buzz consists of virtual actors who express the collective voice generated by weblogs (blogs). These actors find ...
Sara Owsley, Kristian J. Hammond, David A. Shamma,...