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Workshop on Information Retrieval in Context (IRiX)
There is a growing realisation that relevant information will be increasingly
accessible across media and genres, across languages and across modalities. The
retrieval of such information will depend on time, place, history of
interaction, task in hand, and a range of other factors that are not given
explicitly but are implicit in the interaction and ambient environment, namely
the context. IR research is now conducted in multi-media, multi-lingual, and
multi-modal environments, but largely out of context. However, such contextual
data can be used effectively to constrain retrieval of information thereby
reducing the complexity of the retrieval process. To achieve this, context
models for different modalities will need to be developed so that they can be
deployed effectively to enhance retrieval performance. Thus truly context-aware
and -dependent retrieval will become feasible.
This workshop will explore a variety of theoretical frameworks, characteristics
and research approaches to focus on an agenda of activities to be recommended
for future interactive IR (IIR) research.
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