Abstract. Learning ranking functions is crucial for solving many problems, ranging from document retrieval to building recommendation systems based on an individual user’s prefer...
Visual information processing technology is very important in the implementation for sensory substitution of visually impaired persons as well as applications to factory automatio...
This paper focuses on evaluation of the effectiveness of optimization at various layers of the IO path, such as the file system, the device driver scheduler, and the disk drive i...
With massive book digitization efforts underway, there is a need for developing effective book retrieval strategies. This paper explores the relative contribution of different par...
The Workshop included an extended group of presentations by selected US government agencies and an invited guest from the European Community. These presentations, amplified in the...