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WWW
2007
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Query topic detection for reformulation
In this paper, we show that most multiple term queries include more than one topic and users usually reformulate their queries by topics instead of terms. In order to provide empi...
Xuefeng He, Jun Yan, Jinwen Ma, Ning Liu, Zheng Ch...
CLEF
2011
Springer
12 years 6 months ago
Simulation of Within-Session Query Variations Using a Text Segmentation Approach
Abstract. We propose a generative model for automatic query reformulations from an initial query using the underlying subtopic structure of top ranked retrieved documents. We addre...
Debasis Ganguly, Johannes Leveling, Gareth J. F. J...
WEBI
2009
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
From "Dango" to "Japanese Cakes": Query Reformulation Models and Patterns
Understanding query reformulation patterns is a key step towards next generation web search engines: it can help improving users’ web-search experience by predicting their inten...
Paolo Boldi, Francesco Bonchi, Carlos Castillo, Se...
WWW
2010
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Inferring query intent from reformulations and clicks
Many researchers have noted that web search queries are often ambiguous or unclear. We present an approach for identifying the popular meanings of queries using web search logs an...
Filip Radlinski, Martin Szummer, Nick Craswell
CIKM
2009
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Analyzing and evaluating query reformulation strategies in web search logs
Users frequently modify a previous search query in hope of retrieving better results. These modifications are called query reformulations or query refinements. Existing research h...
Jeff Huang, Efthimis N. Efthimiadis