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WWW
2007
ACM
14 years 10 months ago
Identifying ambiguous queries in web search
It is widely believed that some queries submitted to search engines are by nature ambiguous (e.g., java, apple). However, few studies have investigated the questions of "how ...
Ruihua Song, Zhenxiao Luo, Ji-Rong Wen, Yong Yu, H...
CHI
2008
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Knowledge in the head and on the web: using topic expertise to aid search
The importance of background knowledge for effective searching on the Web is not well understood. Participants were given trivia questions on two topics and asked to answer them f...
Geoffrey B. Duggan, Stephen J. Payne
NIPS
2008
13 years 10 months ago
Human Active Learning
We investigate a topic at the interface of machine learning and cognitive science. Human active learning, where learners can actively query the world for information, is contraste...
Rui M. Castro, Charles Kalish, Robert Nowak, Ruich...
DMG
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Adapting to Changing Resource Performance in Grid Query Processing
The Grid provides facilities that support the coordinated use of diverse resources, and consequently, provides new opportunities for wide-area query processing. However, Grid resou...
Anastasios Gounaris, Jim Smith, Norman W. Paton, R...
EDBT
2006
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
On Futuristic Query Processing in Data Streams
Recent advances in hardware technology have resulted in the ability to collect and process large amounts of data. In many cases, the collection of the data is a continuous process ...
Charu C. Aggarwal