We discuss a retrieval model in which the task is to complete a sentence, given an initial fragment, and given an application specific document collection. This model is motivate...
Previous research on cluster-based retrieval has been inconclusive as to whether it does bring improved retrieval effectiveness over document-based retrieval. Recent developments ...
In this paper we take the position that current research in the area of distributed systems has all but forgotten about one of the largest collective Internet resources - the NATe...
Chad Yoshikawa, Brent N. Chun, Amin Vahdat, Fred S...
Web search engines crawl the web to fetch the data that they index. In this paper we re-examine that need, and evaluate the network costs associated with data acquisition, and alt...
Nick Craswell, Francis Crimmins, David Hawking, Al...
We present our current state of development regarding animated agents applicable to affective dialogue systems. A new set of tools are under development to support the creation of...