While everyone is busy packing their bags and planning their itineraries for SIGIR 2024, I'd like to share our publication in the ACM Transactions on Information Systems, selected for presentation at SIGIR 2024 and titled "Risk-Sensitive Selection of Search Configurations" Josiane Mothe & Md Zia Ullah. Full paper here: [ACM Digital Library](https://lnkd.in/etbrG56y).
🔍 Core Idea:
In information retrieval systems, search parameters are usually optimized based on past searches, but this one-size-fits-all approach isn't always effective. Our paper proposes a risk-sensitive method that dynamically selects the best search configuration for each individual query, rather than relying on a static set of parameters. This adaptive approach leads to significant improvements in search effectiveness.
🌟 Key Highlights:
- Selective Query Processing: Automatically adjusts search configurations to fit the specific needs of each query.
- Risk and Reward Functions: Introduces ERisk and NRisk functions to balance the trade-off between effectiveness and risk.
- Significant Improvements: Achieves up to 20% better performance compared to traditional methods, based on metrics like P@10 and nDCG@10.
🌱 We've already used up our fair share of carbon emissions this year and will not be adding more by attending SIGIR 2024 in person.
#InformationRetrieval #SIGIR2024 #ACMTOIS
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want to discuss the research further! 😊
Josiane Mothe
Senior Professor of Computer Science, Specialist in Information Retrieval
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