4 papers
Gender Disparities in StackOverflow's Community-Based Question Answering: A Matter of Quantity versus Quality
Maddalena Amendola, Cosimo Rulli, Carlos Castillo +2
Community Question-Answering platforms, such as Stack Overflow (SO), are valuable knowledge exchange and problem-solving resources. These platforms incorporate mechanisms to assess…
Toward Hybrid COTS-based LiFi/WiFi Networks with QoS Requirements in Mobile Environments
Emilio Ancillotti, Loreto Pescosolido, Andrea Passarella
We consider a hybrid LiFi/WiFi network consisting of commercially available equipment, for mobile scenarios, where WiFi backs up communications, through vertical handovers, in case…
Understanding and Addressing Gender Bias in Expert Finding Task
Maddalena Amendola, Carlos Castillo, Andrea Passarella +1
The Expert Finding (EF) task is critical in community Question&Answer (CQ&A) platforms, significantly enhancing user engagement by improving answer quality and reducing response ti…
Leveraging Topic Specificity and Social Relationships for Expert Finding in Community Question Answering Platforms
Maddalena Amendola, Andrea Passarella, Raffaele Perego
Online Community Question Answering (CQA) platforms have become indispensable tools for users seeking expert solutions to their technical queries. The effectiveness of these platfo…