Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval

Bin Wu; K. Y.Michael Wong; David Bodoff

Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval

Bin Wu
, K. Y.Michael Wong
, David Bodoff

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

We study an explicit parametric model of documents, queries, and relevancy assessment for Information Retrieval (IR). Mean-field methods are applied to analyze the model and derive efficient practical algorithms to estimate the parameters in the problem. The hyperparameters are estimated by a fast approximate leave-one-out cross-validation procedure based on the cavity method. The algorithm is further evaluated on several benchmark databases by comparing with standard algorithms in IR.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NIPS 2002
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems
Editors	Suzanna Becker, Sebastian Thrun, Klaus Obermayer
Publisher	MIT Press Journals
Pages	497-504
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	0262025507, 9780262025508
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2002 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 9 Dec 2002 → 14 Dec 2002

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Name	NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems

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Conference	15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2002
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	9/12/02 → 14/12/02

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems

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Wu, B., Wong, K. Y. M., & Bodoff, D. (2002). Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval. In S. Becker, S. Thrun, & K. Obermayer (Eds.), NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (pp. 497-504). (NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems). MIT Press Journals.

Wu, Bin ; Wong, K. Y.Michael ; Bodoff, David. / Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval. NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. editor / Suzanna Becker ; Sebastian Thrun ; Klaus Obermayer. MIT Press Journals, 2002. pp. 497-504 (NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems).

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Wu, B, Wong, KYM & Bodoff, D 2002, Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval. in S Becker, S Thrun & K Obermayer (eds), NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, MIT Press Journals, pp. 497-504, 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, NIPS 2002, Vancouver, Canada, 9/12/02.

Mean-Field Approach to a Probabilistic Model in Information Retrieval. / Wu, Bin; Wong, K. Y.Michael; Bodoff, David.
NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems. ed. / Suzanna Becker; Sebastian Thrun; Klaus Obermayer. MIT Press Journals, 2002. p. 497-504 (NIPS 2002: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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