The Cextor Project

Description: In the Cextor project, we are investigating methods for indexing, querying, and presenting XML data, with emphasis on the dynamic aspects of data. Our initial implementation of an XML search engine (available below) supports context-sensitive queries in XML (and HTML, by conversion to XML). It also includes a novel method for browsing large search results using context. For details, please refer to the technical report below. We are currently working on extending this system to include changes and on an implementation of algorithms for differencing XML documents.
People:
- Sudarshan S. Chawathe
- Shayan Ghazizadeh
- Tony Mergliano
- Lincong Wang
- Past project members: Thomas Baby
Download Cextor: The source code (gzipped tar file, 3Mb) for the Cextor system is being released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Publications:: Context-Sensitive Search and Exploration of XML Text. T. Baby and S. Chawathe. Technical Report. 2001. Paper in PDF; Citation.
Acknowledgements:: This work is supported by the National Science Foundation with grants IIS-9984296 (CAREER) and IIS-0081860 (ITR).