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uva-irlab-conv at SemEval-2026 Task 8: Multi-Turn RAG with Learned Sparse Retrieval and Listwise Reranking
Simon Lupart, Kidist Amde Mekonnen, Zahra Abbasiantaeb +1
This report describes our participation in SemEval-2026 Task 8 on multi-turn retrieval and question answering. The task evaluates conversational systems across four domains (financ…
Do Images Clarify? A Study on the Effect of Images on Clarifying Questions in Conversational Search
Clemencia Siro, Zahra Abbasiantaeb, Yifei Yuan +2
Conversational search systems increasingly employ clarifying questions to refine user queries and improve the search experience. Previous studies have demonstrated the usefulness o…
Query Understanding in LLM-based Conversational Information Seeking
Yifei Yuan, Zahra Abbasiantaeb, Yang Deng +1
Query understanding in Conversational Information Seeking (CIS) involves accurately interpreting user intent through context-aware interactions. This includes resolving ambiguities…
Let the LLMs Talk: Simulating Human-to-Human Conversational QA via Zero-Shot LLM-to-LLM Interactions
Zahra Abbasiantaeb, Yifei Yuan, Evangelos Kanoulas +1
Conversational question-answering (CQA) systems aim to create interactive search systems that effectively retrieve information by interacting with users. To replicate human-to-huma…