May 23, 2006
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PhysOrg.com (04/27/06)
A group of researchers at the University of Alberta have created WebIC, software that streamlines Internet searches for users. Tingshao Zhu, one of the computer scientists that worked on the project, says WebIC "uses machine learning" to provide the user with desired search results, including those outside the keyword search. Zhu says, "On most search engines the order of the keyed words is very important as the associations are made sequentially. But our software uses machine learning to transfer human inquiries into the type of inquiries a computer can fully understand. Our system can point you directly to the sites that you want and not just to sites that are related to your keyed words." A number of technology trials involving university business students and others have been conducted during the last five years. The researchers plan to have a commercial version of the technology available before the end of this year. A number of entities, including Canada's National Science and Engineering Research Council, have contributed funds to the project. The software, which is both downloadable and compatible with search engines, uses past search results to help tailor new search results.
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