The current search engine model considers users not trustworthy, so no tools are provided to let them specify what they are looking for or in what context, which severely limits wh...
Three methods are proposed to classify queries by intent (CQI), e.g., navigational, informational, commercial, etc. Following mixed-initiative dialog systems, search engines shoul...
: Everyone realizes how powerful the few big Web search engine companies have become, both in terms of financial resources due to soaring stock quotes and in terms of the still hid...
Search engines make it easy to check facts online, but finding some specific kinds of information sometimes proves to be difficult. We studied the behavioral signals that suggest ...
In companies a large amount of information is maintained that is accessible via network communication tools. This makes searching for a particular piece of information a di cult t...
Patrick Lambrix, Nahid Shahmehri, Niclas Wahll&oum...