The binary form of an image does not tell what the image is about. It is possible to retrieve images from a database using pattern matching techniques, but usually textual descript...
All Netflix Prize algorithms proposed so far are prohibitively costly for large-scale production systems. In this paper, we describe an efficient dataflow implementation of a coll...
Srivatsava Daruru, Nena M. Marin, Matt Walker, Joy...
In this paper, we propose a new way to automatically model and predict human behavior of receiving and disseminating information by analyzing the contact and content of personal c...
Xiaodan Song, Ching-Yung Lin, Belle L. Tseng, Ming...
In this paper we report an ethnographic study of workarounds--informal temporary practices for handling exceptions to normal workflow--in a hospital environment. Workarounds are a...
Marina Kobayashi, Susan R. Fussell, Yan Xiao, F. J...
This study examines the usability challenges faced by new players of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), one of the fastest-growing segments of the video ga...