In a unified knowledge representation, data, information and knowledge are all represented in a single formalism. A unified knowledge representation based on “items” is describ...
Abstract. In the future it is likely that peer communities will be routinely established for the purpose of sharing electronic resources and targeted information among groups of pe...
Graphical models have become the basic framework for topic based probabilistic modeling. Especially models with latent variables have proved to be effective in capturing hidden str...
Three-dimensional shape searching is a problem of current interest in several different fields. Most techniques have been developed for a particular domain and reduce a shape into...
Digital archives are dedicated to the long-term preservation of electronic information and have the mandate to enable sustained access despite rapid technology changes. Persistent...