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RESEARCH PRODUCT
IntentStreams
Jaakko PeltonenMohammad A. HoqueDorota GlowackaKhalil KloucheSalvatore AndolinaPatrik FloréenArto KlamiDiogo CabralTuukka RuotsaloGiulio Jacuccisubject
Computer scienceExploratory search02 engineering and technologycomputer.software_genreSearch engine020204 information systemsUser interface design0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesParallel browsingInformation exploration050107 human factorsSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniInformation retrievalConcept searchWeb search querySettore INF/01 - Informaticabusiness.industrySearch analytics05 social sciencesSemantic searchUser interface designData miningUser interfacebusinesscomputerdescription
The user's understanding of information needs and the information available in the data collection can evolve during an exploratory search session. Search systems tailored for well-defined narrow search tasks may be suboptimal for exploratory search where the user can sequentially refine the expressions of her information needs and explore alternative search directions. A major challenge for exploratory search systems design is how to support such behavior and expose the user to relevant yet novel information that can be difficult to discover by using conventional query formulation techniques. We introduce IntentStreams, a system for exploratory search that provides interactive query refinement mechanisms and parallel visualization of search streams. The system models each search stream via an intent model allowing rapid user feedback. The user interface allows swift initiation of alternative and parallel search streams by direct manipulation that does not require typing. A study with 13 participants shows that IntentStreams provides better support for branching behavior compared to a conventional search system.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-18 | Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces |