Dockerising terrier for the open-source IR replicability challenge

Reproducibility and replicability are key concepts in science, and it is therefore important for information retrieval (IR) platforms to aid in reproducing and replicating experiments. In this paper, we describe the creation of a Docker container for Terrier within the framework of the OSIRRC 2019 challenge, which allows typical runs to be...

Volunteer mammal monitors: measuring the professionalism of amateurs

Sea kindliness and ship design