We introduce the Ranked Feature Fusion framework for information retrieval system design. Typical information retrieval formalisms such as the vector space model, the bestmatch mo...
At CLEF 2009 the University of Hildesheim focused on the main task of the Intellectual Property Track which aims at finding prior art for a specified patent [cf. Information Retri...
Daniela Becks, Christa Womser-Hacker, Thomas Mandl...
This paper describes the Knowledge Base multimedia retrieval system for the TRECVID 2008 evaluation. Our focus this year is on query analysis and the creation of a topic knowledge...
We present a novel language-model-based approach to reranking an initially retrieved list so as to improve precision at top ranks. Our model integrates whole-document information ...
The aim of the SCHEMA Network of Excellence is to bring together a critical mass of universities, research centers, industrial partners and end users, in order to design a referenc...