Finding Answers to Complex Questions

This paper illustrates ongoing research and issues faced when dealing with real-time questions in the domain of Reusable Launch Vehicles (aerospace engineering). The question-answering system described in this paper is used in a collaborative learning environment with real users and live questions. The paper describes an analysis of these more complex questions as well as research to include the user in the question-answering process by implementing a question negotiation module based on the traditional reference interview.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: NDQA
• Authors: Anne Diekema, Ozgur Yilmazel, Jiangping Chen, Sarah Harwell, Lan He, Elizabeth D. Liddy
• Keywords: Collaborative Learning Environment, Education, NDQA 2004, Question-answering Process, Reusable Launch Vehicles