Meta-information in conversational search

J Kiesel, L Meyer, M Potthast, B Stein - ACM Transactions on Information …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The exchange of meta-information has always formed part of information behavior. In this
article, we show that this rule also extends to conversational search. Information about the …

On natural language user profiles for transparent and scrutable recommendation

F Radlinski, K Balog, F Diaz, L Dixon… - Proceedings of the 45th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Natural interaction with recommendation and personalized search systems has received
tremendous attention in recent years. We focus on the challenge of supporting people's …

Tip of the tongue known-item retrieval: A case study in movie identification

J Arguello, A Ferguson, E Fine, B Mitra… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
While current information retrieval systems are effective for known-item retrieval where the
searcher provides a precise name or identifier for the item being sought, systems tend to be …

The State of Pilot Study Reporting in Crowdsourcing: A Reflection on Best Practices and Guidelines

J Oppenlaender, T Abbas, U Gadiraju - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Pilot studies are an essential cornerstone of the design of crowdsourcing campaigns, yet
they are often only mentioned in passing in the scholarly literature. A lack of details …

[HTML][HTML] E-government information search by English-as-a Second Language speakers: The effects of language proficiency and document reading level

M Harvey, D Brazier - Information Processing & Management, 2022 - Elsevier
A rapid increase in the use of web-based technologies–and corresponding changes in
government and local council policies–in recent years, means that many vital services are …

Spoken conversational search: audio-only interactive information retrieval

JR Trippas - ACM SIGIR Forum, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Speech-based web search where no keyboard or screens are available to present search
engine results is becoming ubiquitous, mainly through the use of mobile devices and …

Understanding voice search behavior: review and synthesis of research

Z Xing, X Yuan, D Wu, Y Huang, J Mostafa - HCI International 2020-Late …, 2020 - Springer
This article reviews the recent user-oriented studies on voice search interaction and aims to
understand how users perform and perceive voice search. With a systematic data collection …

Examining users' partial query modification patterns in voice search

N Sa, X Yuan - Journal of the Association for Information …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article investigates how to improve the effectiveness of voice search systems. Earlier
research found that participants employed voice search much less frequently than keyboard …

Possible linkage between internet addiction, socio-demographic, and behavioural constructs: a case study of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain-based employees

HU Khan - International Journal of Work Organisation and …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
Internet addiction (IA) is much sought after concept in the present-day human lives in which
technology has emerged as a vital part. The ever-growing role of internet technology also …

Limits and challenges of embedding-based question answering in export control expert system

R Rzepka, D Shirafuji, A Obayashi - Procedia Computer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report our initial findings from creating a question answering module for a
dialog-based expert system which aims at advising users on export control regulations. We …