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Information Analysis and Retrieval

In the NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) Information Analysis and Retrieval program, researchers focus on the research, development and application of techniques to enhance access to information.

The research is driven by the notion that as ever-increasing electronic stores of information become available, so too should intelligent software that is able to find what users need to know.

Researchers approach the problem of information access in three general ways:

The computer works alone, using heuristics and statistics to extract useful information.
Users guide the computational search interactively to result in better answers than either computer or human could find alone.
User collaboration is promoted. In this case, the computer(s) primarily mediates the communication between (potentially remote) users.

The research projects being conducted combine these approaches to advance the scientific study of:

machine learning
human computer interfaces
natural language processing
collaborative computing

Current Projects

For additional information, please communicate with the Program Contact listed below or see the Interactive Information Group page.

Research Contact

Dr. Joel Martin
Group Leader
Interactive Information
NRC Institute for Information Technology
1200 Montreal Road
Building M-50, Room C-335
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Telephone: +1 (613) 990-0113
Fax: +1 (613) 952-7151
E-mail: Joel.Martin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Business Contact

Randall Milburn
Business Development Officer
Business Development Office, NCR
NRC Institute for Information Technology
1200 Montreal Road
Building M-50, Room 201
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6
Telephone: +1 (613) 990-6590
Fax: +1 (613) 952-0074
E-mail: Randall.Milburn@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca