A Declarative DB-Powered Approach to IR

We present a prototype system using array comprehensions to bridge the gap between databases and information retrieval. It allows researchers to express their retrieval models in the General Matrix Framework for Information Retrieval [1], and have these executed on relational database systems with negligible effort.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ECIR
• Authors: Roberto Cornacchia, Arjen P. de Vries
• Keywords: ECIR 2006, General Matrix Framework, Information Retrieval, Information Technology, Retrieval Models