TY - JOUR
T1 - NLProv
T2 - 42nd International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, VLDB 2016
AU - Deutch, Daniel
AU - Frost, Nave
AU - Gilad, Amir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 VLDB.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We propose to present NLProv: an end-to-end Natural Language (NL) interface for database queries. Previous work has focused on interfaces for specifying NL questions, which are then compiled into queries in a formal language (e.g. SQL). We build upon this work, but focus on presenting a detailed form of the answers in Natural Language. The answers that we present are importantly based on the provenance of tuples in the query result, detailing not only which are the results but also their explanations. We develop a novel method for transforming provenance information to NL, by leveraging the original NL question structure. Furthermore, since provenance information is typically large, we present two solutions for its effective presentation as NL text: one that is based on provenance factorization with novel desiderata relevant to the NL case, and one that is based on summarization.
AB - We propose to present NLProv: an end-to-end Natural Language (NL) interface for database queries. Previous work has focused on interfaces for specifying NL questions, which are then compiled into queries in a formal language (e.g. SQL). We build upon this work, but focus on presenting a detailed form of the answers in Natural Language. The answers that we present are importantly based on the provenance of tuples in the query result, detailing not only which are the results but also their explanations. We develop a novel method for transforming provenance information to NL, by leveraging the original NL question structure. Furthermore, since provenance information is typically large, we present two solutions for its effective presentation as NL text: one that is based on provenance factorization with novel desiderata relevant to the NL case, and one that is based on summarization.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020443259&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.14778/3007263.3007303
DO - 10.14778/3007263.3007303
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AN - SCOPUS:85020443259
SN - 2150-8097
VL - 9
SP - 1537
EP - 1540
JO - Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
JF - Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment
IS - 13
Y2 - 5 September 2016 through 9 September 2016
ER -