From keywords to semantic queries-Incremental query construction on the semantic web

Gideon Zenz; Xuan Zhou; Enrico Minack; Wolf Siberski; Wolfgang Nejdl

doi:10.1016/j.websem.2009.07.005

From keywords to semantic queries-Incremental query construction on the semantic web

Gideon Zenz, Xuan Zhou, Enrico Minack, Wolf Siberski, Wolfgang Nejdl

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Abstract

Constructing semantic queries is a demanding task for human users, as it requires mastering a query language as well as the schema which has been used for storing the data. In this paper, we describe QUICK, a novel system for helping users to construct semantic queries in a given domain. QUICK combines the convenience of keyword search with the expressivity of semantic queries. Users start with a keyword query and then are guided through a process of incremental refinement steps to specify the query intention. We describe the overall design of QUICK, present the core algorithms to enable efficient query construction, and finally demonstrate the effectiveness of our system through an experimental study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-176
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Web Semantics
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.websem.2009.07.005
State	Published - Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Keyword search
Query construction
Semantic web

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