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Title:

A Framework for Contextual Named Entity Linking

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-00341

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Chiang, Fei Yen (McMaster University)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

This project aims to develop a context aware entity linking framework for VerticalScope that improves thex000D
accuracy of extracted entities, and links them to true entities in a database. We will investigate and developx000D
solutions to extract mentions of entities from forum posts by considering the overall context and semantics ofx000D
text, linking extracted entities to a product taxonomy or database, and evaluate the accuracy of the overallx000D
model. Given the high cost to purchase vertical-specific catalogues, we explore clustering techniques tox000D
identify clusters of words that represent a named entity and link these mentions to enrich a product taxonomyx000D
for a class of vertical domains. The developed technology will enable VerticalScope to glean deeper insightsx000D
on current product trends in forum post discussions, drive more timely decision making, and increase the valuex000D
of their forum assets to business vendors.