Taking search to task
The importance of tasks in information retrieval (IR) has been long argued for, addressed in
different ways, often ignored, and frequently revisited. For decades, scholars made a case …
different ways, often ignored, and frequently revisited. For decades, scholars made a case …
Retrieval consistency in the presence of query variations
A search engine that can return the ideal results for a person's information need,
independent of the specific query that is used to express that need, would be preferable to …
independent of the specific query that is used to express that need, would be preferable to …
Bridging semantic gaps between natural languages and APIs with word embedding
Developers increasingly rely on text matching tools to analyze the relation between natural
language words and APIs. However, semantic gaps, namely textual mismatches between …
language words and APIs. However, semantic gaps, namely textual mismatches between …
Evaluation in contextual information retrieval: Foundations and recent advances within the challenges of context dynamicity and data privacy
L Tamine, M Daoud - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 2018 - dl.acm.org
Context such as the user's search history, demographics, devices, and surroundings, has
become prevalent in various domains of information seeking and retrieval such as mobile …
become prevalent in various domains of information seeking and retrieval such as mobile …
An analysis of the cost and benefit of search interactions
Interactive Information Retrieval (IR) systems often provide various features and functions,
such as query suggestions and relevance feedback, that a user may or may not decide to …
such as query suggestions and relevance feedback, that a user may or may not decide to …
Entity linking in queries: Efficiency vs. effectiveness
Identifying and disambiguating entity references in queries is one of the core enabling
components for semantic search. While there is a large body of work on entity linking in …
components for semantic search. While there is a large body of work on entity linking in …
Dynamic information retrieval modeling
Dynamic aspects of Information Retrieval (IR), including changes found in data, users and
systems, are increasingly being utilized in search engines and information filtering systems …
systems, are increasingly being utilized in search engines and information filtering systems …
Anticipating information needs based on check-in activity
In this work we address the development of a smart personal assistant that is capable of
anticipating a user's information needs based on a novel type of context: the person's activity …
anticipating a user's information needs based on a novel type of context: the person's activity …
Generating query suggestions to support task-based search
We address the problem of generating query suggestions to support users in completing
their underlying tasks (which motivated them to search in the first place). Given an initial …
their underlying tasks (which motivated them to search in the first place). Given an initial …
Overview of the CLEF dynamic search evaluation lab 2018
In this paper we provide an overview of the CLEF 2018 Dynamic Search Lab. The lab ran for
the first time in 2017 as a workshop. The outcomes of the workshop were used to define the …
the first time in 2017 as a workshop. The outcomes of the workshop were used to define the …