FigExplorer: A System for Retrieval and Exploration of Figures from Collections of Research Articles

Saar Kuzi, Cheng Xiang Zhai, Yin Tian, Haichuan Tang

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Abstract

In this paper, we present FigExplorer, a novel general system that supports the retrieval and exploration of research article figures. Specifically, FigExplorer can support 1) figure retrieval using keyword queries, 2) exploration of related figures of a given figure, 3) exploration of a figure topic using the citation network, and 4) search result re-ranking using an example figure. The different functions were implemented using either classical IR models or neural network-based figure embeddings. Finally, the system was designed to facilitate the collection of user data for training and test purposes and it is flexible enough such that it can be extended to include new functions and algorithms. As an open-source system, FigExplorer can help advance the research, evaluation, and development of applications in this area.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSIGIR 2020 - Proceedings of the 43rd International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages2133-2136
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450380164
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 25 2020
Event43rd Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 2020 - Virtual, Online, China
Duration: Jul 25 2020Jul 30 2020

Publication series

NameSIGIR 2020 - Proceedings of the 43rd International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval

Conference

Conference43rd Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Online
Period7/25/207/30/20

Keywords

  • exploratory search
  • figure retrieval
  • research literature systems
  • retrieval applications

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Information Systems
  • Software

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