Nowadays, the web-based architecture is the most frequently used for a wide range of internet services, as it allows to easily access and manage information and software on remote ...
Twitter, Facebook, and other related systems that we call social awareness streams are rapidly changing the information and communication dynamics of our society. These systems, w...
Sponsored search is a multi-billion dollar business that generates most of the revenue for search engines. Predicting the probability that users click on ads is crucial to sponsor...
Trust between a pair of users is an important piece of information for users in an online community (such as electronic commerce websites and product review websites) where users ...
Recent advances in wireless communications and positioning devices have generated a tremendous amount of interest in the continuous monitoring of spatial queries. However, such app...