Several recent studies have found only a weak relationship between the performance of a retrieval system and the "success" achievable by human searchers. We hypothesize ...
Given the continuous growth of databases and the abundance of diverse files in modern IT environments, there is a pressing need to integrate keyword search on heterogeneous inform...
We examine the effect of modeling a researcher’s past works in recommending scholarly papers to the researcher. Our hypothesis is that an author’s published works constitute a...
We address the learning of trust based on past observations and context information. We argue that from the truster's point of view trust is best expressed as one of several ...
Every user has a distinct background and a specific goal when searching for information on the Web. The goal of Web search personalization is to tailor search results to a particu...