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iTech: An Interactive Technical Assistant


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dc.contributor.advisorGilbert, Juan
dc.contributor.advisorCarlisle, Homeren_US
dc.contributor.advisorSeals, Cherylen_US
dc.contributor.advisorWatts, Ivanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Dale-Marieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-09T21:16:51Z
dc.date.available2008-09-09T21:16:51Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-15en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/350
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation concentrates on the problem of designing and developing a conversational technical assistant. The main focus is to identify and address issues related to producing a system that allows for conversational question answering that utilizes a new methodology called Answers First. Additionally the mechanics of translating traditional technical communications into a knowledge base of question-answer pairs that will allow for effective information retrieval, pose another significant challenge, especially as the technical communications will be manufacturer-independent. The resulting system should enable manufacturers to provide a new medium to their consumers for technical assistance. In this proposal, a prototype of a conversational technical assistant is developed using the technical communications from a vi manual published by O’Reilly. The approaches used to improve upon the aforementioned issues are described in detail. Through experiments performed on the developed application the performance and potential of the selected approaches will be evaluated.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectComputer Science and Software Engineeringen_US
dc.titleiTech: An Interactive Technical Assistanten_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
dc.embargo.lengthNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US

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