The web is a huge source of valuable information. However, in recent times, there is an
increasing trend towards false claims in social media, other web-sources, and even in news …

Engaging in a debate with oneself or others to take decisions is an integral part of our day-
today life. A debate on a topic (say, use of performance enhancing drugs) typically proceeds …

In my doctoral research, I plan to address the problem of assessing the credibility of arbitrary
claims made in natural-language text-in an open-domain setting. Automatic credibility …

Fact-checking of textual sources needs to effectively extract relevant information from large
knowledge bases. In this paper, we extend an existing pipeline approach to better tackle this …

One of the key constituents of court case descriptions is Evidence description and
observations. Along with witness testimonies, evidence plays a significant role in the final …

The open source IR community must address the new needs of the current search engine
landscape. While it is still possible for an individual to perform effective research or run a …

The difficult language in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) presents a challenge to patients'
understanding of their own conditions. One approach to lowering the barrier is to provide …

It has been shown that accessing the patients' own electronic health records (EHR) can
enhance their medical understanding and provide clinically relevant benefits. However …

Despite being a vast resource of valuable information, the Web has been polluted by the
spread of false claims. Increasing hoaxes, fake news, and misleading information on the …

In this article we describe the Oslo University College's participation in the INEX 2012
endeavor. This year we participate in the Book Track's” Prove it”(as in 2011) and Social …