Noun phrases in queries are identified and classified into four types: proper names, dictionary phrases, simple phrases and complex phrases. A document has a phrase if all content...
A central problem in Interactive Question Answering (IQA) is how to answer Follow-Up Questions (FU Qs), possibly by taking advantage of information from the dialogue context. We a...
Across many fields involving complex computing, software systems are being augmented with workflow logging functionality. The log data can be effectively organized using declarativ...
This paper presents RDSS, a Resource Area Network (RAN)-based Distributed Storage System, which is designed for high scalability, long-term reliability, and operational efficiency...
Supporting graceful schema evolution represents an unsolved problem for traditional information systems that is further exacerbated in web information systems, such as Wikipedia a...