Natural language processing for MediaWiki: the semantic assistants approach

  • Authors:
  • Bahar Sateli;René Witte

  • Affiliations:
  • Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada;Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the Eighth Annual International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

We present a novel architecture for the integration of Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities into wiki systems. The vision is that of a new generation of wikis that can help developing their own primary content and organize their structure by using state-of-the-art technologies from the NLP and Semantic Computing domains. The motivation for this integration is to enable wiki users -- novice or expert -- to benefit from modern text mining techniques directly within their wiki environment. We implemented these ideas based on MediaWiki and present a number of real-world application case studies that illustrate the practicability and effectiveness of this approach.