Enabling users to interact with databases using natural language is a problem as old as relational databases themselves. Through the years, a lot of interest has been shown in developing such systems both from academia and industry, showing the importance of the problem. However, the rapid advancements in deep learning are bringing a new wave of research, promising to open up data for more users. This chapter introduces Natural Language Interfaces to Databases and provides a brief history of the field. Additionally, a primer of neural networks mentioned throughout the book is given, along with an overview of related research fields on answering natural language questions over different types of data.

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Natural Language Interfaces to Databases

  • George Katsogiannis-Meimarakis,
  • Anna Mitsopoulou,
  • Mike Xydas,
  • Georgia Koutrika

摘要

Enabling users to interact with databases using natural language is a problem as old as relational databases themselves. Through the years, a lot of interest has been shown in developing such systems both from academia and industry, showing the importance of the problem. However, the rapid advancements in deep learning are bringing a new wave of research, promising to open up data for more users. This chapter introduces Natural Language Interfaces to Databases and provides a brief history of the field. Additionally, a primer of neural networks mentioned throughout the book is given, along with an overview of related research fields on answering natural language questions over different types of data.