HITIQA: A Data Driven Approach to Interactive Analytical Question Answering

Abstract

In this paper we describe the analytic question answering system HITIQA (High-Quality Interactive Question Answering) which has been developed over the last 2 years as an advanced research tool for information analysts. HITIQA is an interactive open-domain question answering technology designed to allow analysts to pose complex exploratory questions in natural language and obtain relevant information units to prepare their briefing reports. The system uses novel data-driven semantics to conduct a clarification dialogue with the user that explores the scope and the context of the desired answer space. The system has undergone extensive hands-on evaluations by a group of intelligence analysts representing various foreign intelligence services. This evaluation validated the overall approach in HITIQA but also exposed limitations of the current prototype.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA458114

Entities

People

  • Sharon Small
  • Tomek Strzalkowski

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Analysts
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Data Sets
  • Foreign Intelligence
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages
  • New York
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space