Dr. Wayne I. Jensen

Dedication: In memory of Dr. Wei-Jen "Wayne" Fu (1970-2012)

The contributors to this special issue and the editorial staff of JCMC wish to dedicate the issue to the memory of one of its authors. Dr. Wei-Jen (Wayne) Fu passed away suddenly on August 19, 2012, between the completion of his article and its publication. Wayne Fu (Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2000) was Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. At age 42 he was ...

Dr. R. I. S. Gordon

Wayne Wakeland: Metamodeling

This paper suggests a technique for improving the conceptual-ization of models. The key aspect of this technique is to set aside the main model for a period of time during the model conceptualization process and focus on building a "watchdog" submodel. The primary purpose of the watchdog submodel is to assure that the main model remains internally consistent during its operation. In the experie...

Wayne Fenton and recovery.

We come to the recovery concept from 2 different directions. F.F. is a consumer professional who has both a scientific appreciation for schizophrenia as an illness and personal experience of battling both the illness and stigma from mental health professionals and the community. He came to the recovery concept as a function of his personal struggles and growth. A.S.B. is a behavior therapist wh...

DR-LINK System: Phase I Summary

The underlying principle of the DR-LINK System is that retrieval must be at the conceptual level, not the word level. That is, a successful retrieval system must retrieve on the basis of what people mean in their query, not just what they say in their query. The same is true of documents their representation needs to capture the content at the conceptual level of expression. To accomplish this ...