Current methods for finding relevant content, especially in media-rich web environments, suggest that metadata is critical for accurate and efficient information retrieval. We des...
There is a notable interest in extending probabilistic generative modeling principles to accommodate for more complex structured data types. In this paper we develop a generative ...
Abstract. Collecting relevance judgments (qrels) is an especially challenging part of building an information retrieval test collection. This paper presents a novel method for crea...
Many researchers have noted that web search queries are often ambiguous or unclear. We present an approach for identifying the popular meanings of queries using web search logs an...
Much of the Web’s success rests with its role in enabling information reuse and integration across various boundaries. Hyperlinked Web resources represent a rich information tap...