A Novel A Novel Visualization Model Visualization Model for Web Search for Web Search Results Results Nguyen T, and Zhang J. 2006. IEEE Nguyen T, and Zhang J. 2006. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics Graphics PAWS Meeting PAWS Meeting Presented by Jae-wook Ahn Presented by Jae-wook Ahn February 9, 2007 February 9, 2007
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A Novel Visualization Model A Novel Visualization Model for Web Search Resultsfor Web Search Results
Nguyen T, and Zhang J. 2006. IEEE Transactions on Nguyen T, and Zhang J. 2006. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer GraphicsVisualization and Computer Graphics
PAWS MeetingPAWS MeetingPresented by Jae-wook AhnPresented by Jae-wook Ahn
February 9, 2007February 9, 2007
MotivationsMotivations
Search result presentationSearch result presentation Linear ranked list vs. visualizationLinear ranked list vs. visualization
InteractivityInteractivity ExplorationExploration Discover and analyze information by usersDiscover and analyze information by users
Simple term based visualization modelsSimple term based visualization models Multiple meaningsMultiple meanings Order of keywordsOrder of keywords Missing context informationMissing context information
Motivations (cont’d)Motivations (cont’d)
What is missing with current approaches?What is missing with current approaches? Semantic views/semantic relationsSemantic views/semantic relations Degree of relevance in terms of Degree of relevance in terms of subjects of subjects of
interestinterest Visualization model adapting to users’ Visualization model adapting to users’ subjects subjects
of interestof interest and contextual information and contextual information
Proposed approachProposed approach
Metaphor – solar systemMetaphor – solar system Query – SunQuery – Sun Documents – planetsDocuments – planets Dimensions and attributesDimensions and attributes
What is unique?What is unique? Use Use movement, movement, speedspeed, , and and distancedistance to visualize the to visualize the
degree of relevance among a query and Web search degree of relevance among a query and Web search results with respect to users’ results with respect to users’ subjects of interestsubjects of interest and and contextual informationcontextual information
ArchitectureArchitecture
WebSearchViz – Java based meta search (Google) visualizationWebSearchViz – Java based meta search (Google) visualization Vector space model – document-term matrixVector space model – document-term matrix Term weightingTerm weighting Similarity measureSimilarity measure
Subject of interestSubject of interest
Subject = List of Subject = List of keywordskeywords
Users can Users can manually manually add/remove/edit add/remove/edit subject of interestssubject of interests
Weights are Weights are adjustableadjustable
Visualization spaceVisualization space
Location of documentsLocation of documents Similarity to the querySimilarity to the query
More similar, closerMore similar, closer Similarity to the subjectsSimilarity to the subjects
More similar, closerMore similar, closer
Rotation speed of the Rotation speed of the documentsdocuments Similarity to the subjectsSimilarity to the subjects
More similar, more identical to More similar, more identical to the speed of the subjectsthe speed of the subjects
Computed by the angles (Computed by the angles (ii))
RotationRotation Automatic or manualAutomatic or manual
Query
Document
Subject of interest
WebSearchVizWebSearchViz
(1) Google’s search results
(2) Users’ subjects
(3) Visualization
(4) Rotation control
Additional featuresAdditional features
Manual rotationManual rotation Users can view the impact of a moving subjectUsers can view the impact of a moving subject
ColorsColors Users can mark a document and can keep track it through sessionsUsers can mark a document and can keep track it through sessions
Center switchingCenter switching Any page can be made the centerAny page can be made the center
FilteringFiltering Users select a threshold by creating a filter circleUsers select a threshold by creating a filter circle Filter out low similarity documentsFilter out low similarity documents
GroupingGrouping Visualize only a group of documentsVisualize only a group of documents