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Image Retrieval: The MIRACLE Approach

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ImageCLEF is a pilot experiment run at CLEF 2003 for cross language image retrieval using textual captions related to image contents. In this paper, we describe the participation of the MIRACLE research team (Multilingual Information RetrievAl at CLEF), detailing the different experiments and discussing their preliminary results.

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  1. DAEDALUS, S.A. Centro de Empresas “La Arboleda”, Ctra. N-III, km 7,300, 28031, Madrid, Spain

    Julio Villena, José L. Martínez, Jorge Fombella & José C. González

  2. Department of Telematic Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

    Julio Villena

  3. Computer Science Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 30, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

    José L. Martínez & Paloma Martínez

  4. Artificial Intelligence Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo s/n, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Spain

    Ana G. Serrano & Alberto Ruiz

  5. E.T.S.I Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    José M. Goñi & José C. González

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  1. ISTI-CNR, Area di Ricerca, Pisa, Italy

    Carol Peters

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    Julio Gonzalo  & Martin Braschler  & 

  3. German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Ludwigkirchplatz 3-4, 10719, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Kluck

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Villena, J. et al. (2004). Image Retrieval: The MIRACLE Approach. In: Peters, C., Gonzalo, J., Braschler, M., Kluck, M. (eds) Comparative Evaluation of Multilingual Information Access Systems. CLEF 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3237. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30222-3_59

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