Pseudo-relevance feedback (PRF) via query-expansion has been proven to be effective in many information retrieval (IR) tasks. In most existing work, the top-ranked documents from...
With more and more natural language text stored in databases, handling respective query predicates becomes very important. Optimizing queries with predicates includes (sub)string ...
Abstract—Complex networks, modeled as large graphs, received much attention during these last years. However, data on such networks is only available through intricate measuremen...
—We introduce Zen, a new resource allocation framework that assigns application components to node clusters to achieve high availability for partial-fault tolerant (PFT) applicat...
—BitTorrent is the most popular peer-to-peer software for file sharing, which has contributed to a significant portion of today’s Internet traffic. Many measurement studies ...