Entity Linking with a Knowledge Base: Issues, Techniques, and Solutions

The large number of potential applications from bridging web data with knowledge bases have led to an increase in the entity linking research. Entity linking is the task to link entity mentions in text with their corresponding entities in a knowledge base. Potential applications include information...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on knowledge and data engineering 2015-02, Vol.27 (2), p.443-460
Main Authors: Shen, Wei, Wang, Jianyong, Han, Jiawei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Couplings
Electronic publishing
Encyclopedias
Internet
Joining processes
Knowledge based systems
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Summary:The large number of potential applications from bridging web data with knowledge bases have led to an increase in the entity linking research. Entity linking is the task to link entity mentions in text with their corresponding entities in a knowledge base. Potential applications include information extraction, information retrieval, and knowledge base population. However, this task is challenging due to name variations and entity ambiguity. In this survey, we present a thorough overview and analysis of the main approaches to entity linking, and discuss various applications, the evaluation of entity linking systems, and future directions.
ISSN:1041-4347
1558-2191
DOI:10.1109/TKDE.2014.2327028