Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization, Volume 2

Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization, Volume 2
Author: Marios C. Angelides
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1420076655

The emergence of content- and context-aware search engines, which not only personalize searching and delivery but also the content, has caused the emergence of new infrastructures capable of end-to-end ubiquitous transmission of personalized multimedia content to any device on any network at any time. Personalizing and adapting content requires pro

Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization

Advances in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization
Author: Marios C. Angelides
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2008-01-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540763597

Realizing the growing importance of semantic adaptation and personalization of media, the editors of this book brought together leading researchers and practitioners of the field to discuss the state-of-the-art, and explore emerging exciting developments. This volume comprises extended versions of selected papers presented at the 1st International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP 2006), which took place in Athens in December 2006.

Semantics in Adaptive and Personalized Services

Semantics in Adaptive and Personalized Services
Author: Manolis Wallace
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2010-02-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642116833

Semantics in Adaptive and Personalised Services, initially strikes one as a specific and perhaps narrow domain. Yet, a closer examination of the term reveals much more. On one hand there is the issue of semantics. Nowadays, this most often refers to the use of OWL, RDF or some other XML based ontology description language in order to represent the entities of problem. Still, semantics may also very well refer to the consideration of the meanings and concepts, rather than arithmetic measures, regardless of the representation used. On the other hand, there is the issue of adaptation, i.e. automated re-configuration based on some context. This could be the network and device context, the application context or the user context; we refer to the latter case as personalization. From a different perspective, there is the issue of the point of view from which to examine the topic. There is the point of view of tools, referring to the algorithms and software tools one can use, the point of view of the methods, referring to the abstract methodologies and best practices one can follow, as well as the point of view of applications, referring to successful and pioneering case studies that lead the way in research and innovation. Or at least so we thought. Based on the above reasoning, the editors identified key researchers and practitioners in each of the aforementioned categories and invited them to contribute a corresponding work to this book. However, as the authors’ contributions started to arrive, the editors also started to realize that although these categories participate in each chapter to different degrees, none of them can ever be totally obsolete from them. Moreover, it seems that theory and methods are inherent in the development of tools and applications and inversely the application is also inherent in the motivation and presentation of tools and methods.

Emergent Web Intelligence: Advanced Information Retrieval

Emergent Web Intelligence: Advanced Information Retrieval
Author: Richard Chbeir
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849960747

This volume reviews cutting-edge technologies and insights related to XML-based and multimedia information access and data retrieval. And by applying new techniques to real-world scenarios, it details how organizations can gain competitive advantages.

Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare - 3

Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare - 3
Author: Margarita Sordo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2008-06-26
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540776613

This volume details the latest state-of-the-art research on computational intelligence paradigms in healthcare in the intelligent agent environment. The book presents seven chapters selected from the rapidly growing application areas of computational intelligence to healthcare systems. These include intelligent synthetic characters, man-machine interface, menu generators, analysis of user acceptance, pictures archiving and communication systems.

New Developments in Formal Languages and Applications

New Developments in Formal Languages and Applications
Author: Gemma Bel-Enguix
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2008-04-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540782907

The theory of formal languages is widely accepted as the backbone of t- oretical computer science. It mainly originated from mathematics (com- natorics, algebra, mathematical logic) and generative linguistics. Later, new specializations emerged from areas ofeither computer science(concurrent and distributed systems, computer graphics, arti?cial life), biology (plant devel- ment, molecular genetics), linguistics (parsing, text searching), or mathem- ics (cryptography). All human problem solving capabilities can be considered, in a certain sense, as a manipulation of symbols and structures composed by symbols, which is actually the stem of formal language theory. Language – in its two basic forms, natural and arti?cial – is a particular case of a symbol system. This wide range of motivations and inspirations explains the diverse - plicability of formal language theory ? and all these together explain the very large number of monographs and collective volumes dealing with formal language theory. In 2004 Springer-Verlag published the volume Formal Languages and - plications, edited by C. Martín-Vide, V. Mitrana and G. P?un in the series Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 148, which was aimed at serving as an overall course-aid and self-study material especially for PhD students in formal language theory and applications. Actually, the volume emerged in such a context: it contains the core information from many of the lectures - livered to the students of the International PhD School in Formal Languages and Applications organized since 2002 by the Research Group on Mathem- ical Linguistics from Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.

Experiment and Evaluation in Information Retrieval Models

Experiment and Evaluation in Information Retrieval Models
Author: K. Latha
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1315392607

Experiment and Evaluation in Information Retrieval Models explores different algorithms for the application of evolutionary computation to the field of information retrieval (IR). As well as examining existing approaches to resolving some of the problems in this field, results obtained by researchers are critically evaluated in order to give readers a clear view of the topic. In addition, this book covers Algorithmic Solutions to the Problems in Advanced IR Concepts, including Feature Selection for Document Ranking, web page classification and recommendation, Facet Generation for Document Retrieval, Duplication Detection and seeker satisfaction in question answering community Portals. Written with students and researchers in the field on information retrieval in mind, this book is also a useful tool for researchers in the natural and social sciences interested in the latest developments in the fast-moving subject area. Key features: Focusing on recent topics in Information Retrieval research, Experiment and Evaluation in Information Retrieval Models explores the following topics in detail: Searching in social media Using semantic annotations Ranking documents based on Facets Evaluating IR systems offline and online The role of evolutionary computation in IR Document and term clustering, Image retrieval Design of user profiles for IR Web page classification and recommendation Relevance feedback approach for Document and image retrieval

Multimedia Semantics - The Role of Metadata

Multimedia Semantics - The Role of Metadata
Author: Michael Granitzer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540774734

This book gives an overview on fundamental issues within the field of multimedia metadata focusing on contextualized, ubiquitous, accessible and interoperable services on a higher semantic level. The book provides a selection of basic articles being a base for multimedia metadata research. Furthermore, it brings together experts from research and industry to present a view on the current state-of-the-art in recent research in Multimedia Semantics and the role of Metadata.