Think about the last time you searched for a product. Chances are, you didn’t just type a keyword; you asked a question. Your customers are doing the same, ...

Abstract: Due to the speedy growth of the WWW, the web hasn't only “broaden” but also “deepened” in its size. But only a portion of the web is included in the indices of current web search engines, a ...

Abstract: Submitting a query to a plaintext stream can compromise search privacy, revealing the interests and motivations of the submitting party to the data owner. Current research in Private ...

Scientists from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have used mathematical concepts from string theory, a theoretical description of the mechanics of the entire universe, to upend over a century of ...