Parallel computing for passage retrieval

Abstract

In this paper methods for both speeding up passage processing and examining more passages using parallel computers are explored. The number of passages processed are varied in order to examine the effect on retrieval effectiveness and efficiency. The particular algorithm applied has previously been used to good effect in Okapi experiments at TREC. This algorithm and the mechanism for applying parallel computing to speed up processing are described.

Citation

MacFarlane, A., Robertson, S.E. and McCann, J.A. (2004), "Parallel computing for passage retrieval", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 56 No. 4, pp. 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530410549231