Neural Approaches to Conversational Information Retrieval

The book "Neural Approaches to Conversational Information Retrieval" provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in the field of conversational information retrieval (CIR), with a particular focus on novel neural approaches developed in recent years. Given the tremendous progress in deep learning and natural language processing (NLP), the landscape of conversational AI has changed significantly. These developments have led to a variety of commercial services that enable natural interaction, both in spoken and written form. The book is divided into nine chapters that explore different aspects and techniques of CIR, starting with a motivational analysis and the definition of a CIR system. It also includes a detailed discussion of evaluation techniques and algorithms for developing the main modules of CIR systems, making the book a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in the field of information retrieval.