About the Author

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Dr. Rashid AliRashid Ali obtained his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, India in 1999 and 2001, respectively. He went on to acquire his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the same university in 2010 and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has authored 8 book chapters and over 100 papers in various international journals and international conference proceedings of repute. His research interests include Web-Searching, Web-Mining and Soft Computing Techniques.Prof. M. M. Sufyan BegProf. M. M. Sufyan Beg holds a B.Tech. from Aligarh Muslim University, M.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), India and a Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. Currently he is a Professor at the Department of ComputerEngineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has also visited the University of California at Berkeley as a BT Fellow. Prof. Beg has published 16 book chapters and over 115 papers. He has served as a reviewer and on the editorial board of many prominent journals. His current research interests are in the areas of Soft Computing, Question Answering Systems, Web Mining and Searching.