Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web

Yoshihiko Hayashi; Savas Ali Bora; Masaaki Nagata

doi:10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.240

Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web

Yoshihiko Hayashi, Savas Ali Bora, Masaaki Nagata

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the effectiveness of employing visual clues in interactive cross-language information retrieval o assist users in selecting appropriate translation candidates for a query term. Experimental results show that by associating images collected by a Web image search, for each translation candidate, the selection of correct translations was considerably improved (by 29.3%) and the efficiency of the selection was enhanced, i.e., the elapsed time in selection was substantially reduced (by 16.7%) compared to the cases where only back-translated terms were presented. The results suggest that visual items, even if simply collected by a Web image search without any image sense disambiguation, can be superior to verbal information as clues for query term selection in target languages that the user is not familiar with.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009
Pages	100-103
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.240
Publication status	Published - 2009 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009 - Milano, Italy Duration: 2009 Sep 15 → 2009 Sep 18

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009
Volume	3

Other

Other	2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009
Country	Italy
City	Milano
Period	09/9/15 → 09/9/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Software

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Hayashi, Y., Bora, S. A., & Nagata, M. (2009). Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web. In Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009 (pp. 100-103). [5286004] (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009; Vol. 3). https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.240

Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web. / Hayashi, Yoshihiko; Bora, Savas Ali; Nagata, Masaaki.

Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009. 2009. p. 100-103 5286004 (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009; Vol. 3).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Hayashi, Y, Bora, SA & Nagata, M 2009, Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web. in Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009., 5286004, Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009, vol. 3, pp. 100-103, 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009, Milano, Italy, 09/9/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.240

Hayashi Y, Bora SA, Nagata M. Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web. In Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009. 2009. p. 100-103. 5286004. (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009). https://doi.org/10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.240

Hayashi, Yoshihiko ; Bora, Savas Ali ; Nagata, Masaaki. / Utilizing images for assisting cross-language information retrieval on the Web. Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009. 2009. pp. 100-103 (Proceedings - 2009 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology - Workshops, WI-IAT Workshops 2009).

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