Evaluation measures act as objective functions to be optimized by information retrieval systems. Such objective functions must accurately reflect user requirements, particularly w...
Charles L. A. Clarke, Maheedhar Kolla, Gordon V. C...
This paper explores topic aspect (i.e., subtopic or facet) classification for English and Chinese collections. The evaluation model assumes a bilingual user who has found document...
The application of AI planning techniques to manufacturing systems is being widely deployed for all the tasks involved in the process, from product design to production planning an...
The paper reviews the TREC Programme up to TREC-6 (1997), considering the test results, the substantive findings for IR that follow, and the lessons TREC offers for IR evaluation....
Abstract. Crime pattern analysis has tended to focus on `hotspot’ analysis techniques; the identi® cation of areas with higher densities of criminal activity. This paper documen...