Noun phrases carry much of the information in a text. Systems that attempt to acquire knowledge from text must first decompose complex noun phrases to get access to that informatio...
Hard disks contain data—frequently an irreplaceable asset of high monetary and non-monetary value. At the same time, hard disks are mechanical devices that consume power, are no...
The construction of reliable concurrent and distributed systems is an extremely difficult endeavour. For complex systems, it requires modular development strategies based on prec...
Programs are fragile for many reasons, including software errors, partial failures, and network problems. One way to make software more robust is to design it from the start as a ...
Each day, security companies see themselves confronted with thousands of new malware programs. To cope with these large quantities, researchers and practitioners alike have develo...