X-IOTA: An Open XML Framework for IR Experimentation

Carrying out experiments in Information Retrieval is a heavy activity requiring fast tools to treat collections of significant size, and at the same time flexible tools to leave the most possible freedom during the experimentation. System XIOTA was developed to answer the criterion of flexibility and thus to support fast installation of various experiments using automatic natural language treatments. The architecture is designed to allow a distribution of computations among distributed servers. We use this framework to test different set of weighting particularly the new Derivation from Randomness against Okapi. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.3.4 [Information Storage and Retrieval]: Systems and Software General Terms Design, Experimentation, Languages. Keywords Information Retrieval System, XML, distributed architecture, IR weighting scheme, Derivation From Randomness.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: AIRS
• Authors: Jean-Pierre Chevallet
• Keywords: AIRS 2004, Derivation From Randomness, Information Retrieval, IR Weighting Scheme