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A Query Expansion Approach Using the Context of the Search

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In this paper; we propose a solution to one of the most known problems in information retrieval field which is the ambiguity of short queries. In fact, short queries are often ambiguous and their execution by search tools engenders a lot of noise. The proposed contribution consists of a query expansion approach that exploits the recent browsing history of the user and the time parameter to expand short queries based on the feedback returned by the users having search behaviours similar to that of the current user.

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  1. LabGED Laboratory, Computer Science Department, Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, P.O. Box 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

    Djalila Boughareb & Nadir Farah

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  1. for Smart Technology and Smart Living, Stichting Smart Homes, Smart Homes Research Centre, Eindhoven, 5605, Netherlands

    Ad van Berlo

  2. , The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, 5230, Denmark

    Kasper Hallenborg

  3. , Departamento de Informática, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado Rodríguez

  4. Departamento de Informática, y Automática, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced S/N, Salamanca, 37008, Spain

    Dante I. Tapia

  5. , Departamento de Informática, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal

    Paulo Novais

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Boughareb, D., Farah, N. (2013). A Query Expansion Approach Using the Context of the Search. In: van Berlo, A., Hallenborg, K., Rodríguez, J., Tapia, D., Novais, P. (eds) Ambient Intelligence - Software and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 219. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00566-9_8

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