A Private Information Retrieval (PIR) protocol allows a user to retrieve a data item of its choice from a database, such that the servers storing the database do not gain informat...
Many substantial geographic information systems (GIS) have been designed for use by expert users. As a result, nonexpert users often find them difficult to use. This paper present...
This work seeks to strengthen interaction within a research community through a centrally-located physical device that presents online presence information in a semi-public space....
Information retrieval is, in general, an iterative search process, in which the user often has several interactions with a retrieval system for an information need. The retrieval ...
Abstract. As the use of digital music is getting popular, there is an increasing demand for efficient retrieval of music. To do that, an effective music indexing and natural way o...