Abstract. For clustering problems, many studies use just MAP assignments to show clustering results instead of using whole samples from a MCMC sampler. This is because it is not st...
The Boolean semantics of SQL queries cannot adequately capture the "fuzzy" preferences and "soft" criteria required in non-traditional data retrieval applicati...
Chengkai Li, Min Wang, Lipyeow Lim, Haixun Wang, K...
Text-based search using video speech transcripts is a popular approach for granular video retrieval at the shot or story level. However, misalignment of speech and visual tracks, ...
Understanding the impact of individual and task differences on search result page examination strategies is important in developing improved search engines. Characterizing these e...
Georg Buscher, Ryen W. White, Susan T. Dumais, Jef...
We investigate query routing techniques in a cluster of databases for a query-dominant environment. The objective is to decrease query response time. Each component of the cluster...