Efficiency Issues in Information Retrieval Workshop

Roi Blanco, Fabrizio Silvestri

Abstract: Today’s technological advancements allow for vast amounts of information to be widely generated, disseminated, and stored. This exponentially increasing amount of information renders the retrieval of relevant information a necessary and cumbersome task. The field of Information Retrieval (IR) addresses this task by developing systems in an effective and efficient way. Specifically, IR effectiveness deals with retrieving the most relevant information to a user need, while IR efficiency deals with providing fast and ordered access to large amounts of information.