Although semi-supervised learning has been an active area of research, its use in deployed applications is still relatively rare because the methods are often difficult to impleme...
If appropriately used, prior knowledge can significantly improve the predictive accuracy of learning algorithms or reduce the amount of training data needed. In this paper we intr...
We present a kernel-based algorithm for hierarchical text classification where the documents are allowed to belong to more than one category at a time. The classification model is...
Craig Saunders, John Shawe-Taylor, Juho Rousu, S&a...
Many applications of social networks require relationship anonymity due to the sensitive, stigmatizing, or confidential nature of relationship. Recent work showed that the simple ...
Understanding the intent underlying user queries may help personalize search results and improve user satisfaction. In this paper, we develop a methodology for using ad clickthroug...
Azin Ashkan, Charles L. A. Clarke, Eugene Agichtei...