This work addresses two common problems in search, frequently occurring with underspecified user queries: the top-ranked results for such queries may not contain documents relevan...
Traditional research on spelling correction in natural language processing and information retrieval literature mostly relies on pre-defined lexicons to detect spelling errors. Bu...
General image retrieval is often carried out by a text-based search engine, such as Google Image Search. In this case, natural language queries are used as input to the search eng...
Query recommendation suggests related queries for search engine users when they are not satisfied with the results of an initial input query, thus assisting users in improving sear...
The Web and especially major Web search engines are essential tools in the quest to locate online information for many people. This paper reports results from research that examin...