Combining probability models and web mining models: A framework for proper name transliteration

Information Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-103

  Zhou, Yilu ^a   Huang, Feng ^b   Chen, Hsinchun ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hidden Markov Model; Name transliteration; Web mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049147629     PISSN: 1385951X     EISSN: 15737667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10799-007-0031-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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