DATE: Thursday, September 29, 2005
TIME: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
PLACE: Wean Hall 8220
SPEAKER:
Craig Soules
CMU
TITLE:
Context-enhanced File Search
ABSTRACT:
As personal storage space continues to increase, users will require
improved organization and search techniques to locate their data. This
talk describes a new method of personalized file search that combines
traditional techniques, such as content analysis and user input, with
contextual clues gathered from user access patterns. I will discuss the
results of a comparison between context-enhanced search and traditional
content-only search, as well as comparisons among competing techniques
for identifying context information.
BIO:
Craig Soules is a 6th year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Carnegie
Mellon University. The work described in this talk is a key part of his
thesis work on identifying and using context information in indexing and
searching personal file systems. Previously he has worked on various
other topics in both file systems and operating systems.
SDI / LCS Seminar Questions?
Karen Lindenfelser, 86716, or visit www.pdl.cmu.edu/SDI/