In this report, we unify two quite distinct approaches to information retrieval: region models and language models. Region models were developed for structured document retrieval....
1 Adaptive teaching does not usually rhyme with large number of students in class. Given the small amount of face to face and the disproportionate ratio, teachers have to use their...
The theory revision problem is the problem of how best to go about revising a deficient domain theory using information contained in examples that expose inaccuracies. In this pa...
This paper presents SOFIE, a system for automated ontology extension. SOFIE can parse natural language documents, extract ontological facts from them and link the facts into an on...
Specifications of programs use auxiliary symbols to encapsulate concepts for a variety of reasons: readability, reusability, structuring and, in particular, for writing recursive d...