Although there are high expectations for collaborative discussion and on-line learning, existing systems for on-line discussion and chat facilities are not fully effective in prom...
This paper describes new techniques for assessing pedagogical discourse via threaded discussions that are based on an analysis of speech acts and course topics. The context is an u...
Abstract--This position paper describes the challenges related to federated enterprise search over heterogeneous product information sources. It focuses on the aspect of finding re...
While traditional information extraction systems have been built to answer questions about facts, subjective information extraction systems will answer questions about feelings an...
Internet user forums have been proven to be effective not just as a community meeting place but also as a supporting tool for various business products. Traditional forums are desi...