Search and information retrieval
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Information Fostering: Being Proactive in Information Seeking
To assess information seeking/retrieval processes and outcomes, goodness of various objects involved in search such as queries and documents are evaluated. This evaluation could lead to recommendations (e.g., related queries, potentially useful books, interesting movies)…
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Searching Images with Images: Characterization, Retrieval, and Ranking
High-throughput instruments such as those at national laboratories can produce terabytes of experimental data in seconds, and this rate keeps increasing. However, the available software tools to organize and retrieve images cover a small fraction…
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Antisocial Computing: Explaining and Predicting Negative Behavior Online
Antisocial behavior and misinformation are increasingly prevalent online. As users interact with one another on social platforms, negative interactions can cascade, resulting in complex changes in behavior that are difficult to predict. My research introduces…
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New Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant provides support to under-represented groups in computing
By Dr. Meredith Ringel Morris, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research I am pleased to announce that Microsoft Research is funding a new academic program, the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant. This grant program offers selected doctoral students…
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The Science of Managing Our Digital Stuff
Personal Information Management (PIM) is an activity in which an individual stores personal information items (e.g. files, emails and Web favorites) in order to retrieve them later. Despite the fact that PIM is a fundamental…
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