Overview
Karen Spärck Jones is one of the major figures of 20th century and early 21st Century computing and information processing. Her ideas have had an important influence on the development of Internet Search Engines. Her contribution has been recognized by awards from the natural language processing, information retrieval and artificial intelligence communities, including being asked to present the prestigious Grace Hopper lecture. She continues to be an active and influential researcher. Her contribution to the scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such computer systems has been quite outstanding. This book celebrates the life and work of Karen Spärck Jones in her seventieth year. It consists of fifteen new and original chapters written by leading international authorities reviewing the state of the art and her influence in the areas in which Karen Spärck Jones has been active. Although she has a publication record which goes back over forty years, it is clear even the very early work reviewed in the book can be read with profit by those working on recent developments in information processing like bioinformatics and the semantic web.
Full Product Details
Author: John I. Tait
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 2005 ed.
Volume: 16
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.474kg
ISBN: 9789401781671
ISBN 10: 9401781672
Pages: 283
Publication Date: 23 November 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition: Karen Sparck Jones is one of the major figures of 20th century and early 21st century computing and information processing. ... This book celebrates the life and work of Karen Sparck Jones in her seventieth year. It consists of fifteen new and original chapters written by leading international authorities reviewing the state of the art and her influence in the areas in which Karen Sparck Jones has been active. (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1067, 2005)
"From the reviews of the first edition: ""Karen Spärck Jones is one of the major figures of 20th century and early 21st century computing and information processing. … This book celebrates the life and work of Karen Spärck Jones in her seventieth year. It consists of fifteen new and original chapters written by leading international authorities reviewing the state of the art and her influence in the areas in which Karen Spärck Jones has been active."" (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1067, 2005)"
From the reviews of the first edition: Karen Sparck Jones is one of the major figures of 20th century and early 21st century computing and information processing. This book celebrates the life and work of Karen Sparck Jones in her seventieth year. It consists of fifteen new and original chapters written by leading international authorities reviewing the state of the art and her influence in the areas in which Karen Sparck Jones has been active. (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1067, 2005)
