4 papers
Caching Historical Embeddings in Conversational Search
Ophir Frieder, Ida Mele, Cristina Ioana Muntean +3
Rapid response, namely low latency, is fundamental in search applications; it is particularly so in interactive search sessions, such as those encountered in conversational setting…
MICROS: Mixed-Initiative ConveRsatiOnal Systems Workshop
Ida Mele, Cristina Ioana Muntean, Mohammad Aliannejadi +1
The 1st edition of the workshop on Mixed-Initiative ConveRsatiOnal Systems (MICROS@ECIR2021) aims at investigating and collecting novel ideas and contributions in the field of conv…
Topic Propagation in Conversational Search
I. Mele, C. I. Muntean, F. M. Nardini +3
In a conversational context, a user expresses her multi-faceted information need as a sequence of natural-language questions, i.e., utterances. Starting from a given topic, the con…
Sentiment-enhanced Multidimensional Analysis of Online Social Networks: Perception of the Mediterranean Refugees Crisis
Mauro Coletto, Claudio Lucchese, Cristina Ioana Muntean +4
We propose an analytical framework able to investigate discussions about polarized topics in online social networks from many different angles. The framework supports the analysis…