WhatsOnWeb+ : An Enhanced Visual Search Clustering Engine

Author

Giacomo, Emilio Di ; Didimo, Walter ; Grilli, Luca ; Liotta, Giuseppe ; Palladino, Pietro

Author_Institution

Univ. degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia

fYear

2008

fDate

5-7 March 2008

Firstpage

167

Lastpage

174

Abstract

The paper describes WhatsOnWeb+, a search clustering engine that allows users to browse and analyze the results of a query by means of enhanced graph visualization techniques. WhatsOnWeb+ integrates a wide array of visual interfaces, animation and interaction functionalities, and clustering technologies. The effectiveness of the different visual interfaces and of the different clustering algorithms implemented in the system has been measured by means of an extensive experimental analysis. The described system represents a significant evolution of a previous clustering engine for the Web.

Keywords

computer animation; data visualisation; graphical user interfaces; query processing; search engines; Web clustering engine; WhatsOnWeb+; animation; clustering algorithms; graph visualization; query analysis; query browsing; visual interfaces; visual search clustering engine; Algorithm design and analysis; Animation; Clustering algorithms; Data mining; Displays; Internet; Performance evaluation; Search engines; Tree graphs; Visualization; Graph Drawing; Information Visualization; Search Clustering Engine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization Symposium, 2008. PacificVIS '08. IEEE Pacific

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1966-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PACIFICVIS.2008.4475473

Filename

4475473