In dynamic environments with frequent content updates, we require online full-text search that scales to large data collections and achieves low search latency. Several recent met...
To compare the outcomes of participatory and user-centered contextual design, case study methods and the Activity Checklist derived from Activity Theory are used to analyze two sy...
Emergency management is more than just events occurring within an emergency situation. It encompasses a variety of persistent activities such as planning, training, assessment, and...
We evaluate a new hybrid language processing approach designed for interactive applications that maintain an interaction with users over multiple turns. Specifically, we describe ...
Carrying out experiments in Information Retrieval is a heavy activity requiring fast tools to treat collections of significant size, and at the same time flexible tools to leave...