High-performance FAQ retrieval using an automatic clustering method of query logs

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 650-661

  Kim, Harksoo ^a,c   Seo, Jungyun ^b  

^a Biologically Inspired Neural and Dynamical Systems Laboratory   (United States)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

^c Diquest Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cluster based retrieval; FAQ retrieval; Lexical disagreement problem; Query log clustering

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; QUERY LANGUAGES; RELIABILITY;

CLUSTER-BASED RETRIEVAL; FAQ RETRIEVAL; LEXICAL DISAGREEMENT PROBLEMS; QUERY LOG CLUSTERING;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 27644559047     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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