Given a subset of data that differs from the rest, a user often wants an explanation as to why this is the case. For instance, in a database of flights, a user may want to understa...
Because most animation tools are complex and timeconsuming to learn and use, most animations today are created by experts. To help novices create a wide range of animations quickl...
Many scenarios involve merging of two B-tree indexes, both covering the same key range. Increasing demand for continuous availability and high performance requires that such mergi...
Xiaowei Sun, Rui Wang 0002, Betty Salzberg, Chendo...
In this paper we present the results of a field study of Avaaj Otalo (literally, “voice stoop”), an interactive voice application for small-scale farmers in Gujarat, India. T...
Neil Patel, Deepti Chittamuru, Anupam Jain, Paresh...
Many virtual communities involve ongoing discussions, with large numbers of users and established, if implicit rules for participation. As new users enter communities like this, b...