articleIEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data EngineeringMay 30, 2014Closed access

Entity Linking with a Knowledge Base: Issues, Techniques, and Solutions

WSWei ShenJWJianyong WangJHJiawei Han

Nankai University · Tsinghua University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The large number of potential applications from bridging web data with knowledge bases have led to an increase in the entity linking research. Entity linking is the task to link entity mentions in text with their corresponding entities in a knowledge base. Potential applications include information extraction, information retrieval, and knowledge base population. However, this task is challenging due to name variations and entity ambiguity. In this survey, we present a thorough overview and analysis of the main approaches to entity linking, and discuss various applications, the evaluation of entity linking systems, and future directions.

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  • Computer science
  • Entity linking
  • Knowledge base
  • Ambiguity
  • Bridging (networking)
  • Information retrieval
  • Information extraction
  • Task (project management)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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