String processing and information retrieval

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This volume presents the papers from the 13th International Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval (SPIRE), held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 11-13, 2006. The symposium serves as a platform for both emerging and established researchers to share original contributions in various fields, including string processing (such as dictionary algorithms, text searching, pattern matching, text compression, text mining, natural language processing, and automata-based processing) and information retrieval (covering IR modeling, indexing, ranking, interface design, visualization, cross-lingual systems, multimedia IR, digital libraries, collaborative retrieval, XML, and semi-structured data). Additionally, it explores the intersection of biology and computation, including applications in molecular biology, evolution, gene recognition, and protein structure prediction. From 102 submissions across over 20 countries, 26 full papers were accepted, resulting in an acceptance rate of about 25%. The Program Committee also included 5 short papers due to the high quality of submissions. The symposium featured talks by invited speakers Jamie Callan from Carnegie Mellon University and Martin Farach-Colton from Rutgers University.