Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task

A Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task is a text summarization task that accepts a summary topic to focus the resulting topic-specific summary content.

• AKA: Topic-Focused Text Summarization Task, Topic-Based Summarization Task, Topic-Focused Document Summarization Task, Topic-Focused Summarization Task, Topic-Specific Text Summarization Task.
• Context:
  • It can typically process Topic-Specific Document Collections using topic-specific relevance criteria to generate topic-specific summaries.
  • It can typically utilize Topic-Specific Query Specifications including topic-specific topic descriptions, topic-specific user queries, and topic-specific user profiles.
  • It can typically employ Topic-Specific Content Selection Methods for topic-specific information extraction and topic-specific sentence ranking.
  • It can typically maintain Topic-Specific Coherence while filtering topic-specific irrelevant information from topic-specific source documents.
  • It can typically produce Topic-Specific Summary Outputs that address topic-specific information needs and topic-specific user requirements.
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  • It can often incorporate Topic-Specific Background Knowledge to enhance topic-specific semantic understanding and topic-specific context interpretation.
  • It can often apply Topic-Specific Relevance Scoring Algorithms for topic-specific content prioritization and topic-specific importance weighting.
  • It can often utilize Topic-Specific Redundancy Control to manage topic-specific cross-document repetition and topic-specific information overlap.
  • It can often generate Topic-Specific Update Summaries when processing topic-specific temporal document sequences.
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  • It can range from being a Topic-Focused Single-Document Summarization Task to being a Topic-Focused Multi-Document Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific document scope.
  • It can range from being a Simple Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Complex Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific query complexity.
  • It can range from being a Narrow Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Broad Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific scope breadth.
  • It can range from being an Extractive Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being an Abstractive Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific generation method.
  • It can range from being a Static Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Dynamic Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific temporal evolution.
  • It can range from being a Generic Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Personalized Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific user adaptation.
  • It can range from being a Monolingual Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Cross-Lingual Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific language handling.
  • It can range from being a Short Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task to being a Long Topic-Specific Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, depending on its topic-specific output length.
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  • It can be solved by a Topic-Focused Document Summarization System that implements a topic-focused document summarization algorithm.
  • It can support a Question Answering Task through topic-specific answer generation.
  • It can be evaluated using Topic-Specific Summarization Performance Measures including topic-specific relevance scores and topic-specific coverage metrics.
  • It can integrate with Topic-Specific Information Retrieval Systems for topic-specific document selection.
  • It can interface with Topic-Specific Knowledge Bases for topic-specific context enrichment.
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• Example(s):
  • DUC Topic-Focused Tasks, such as:
    • DUC 2005 Task, synthesizing topic-specific answers from 25-50 documents.
    • DUC 2006 Task, generating topic-specific fluent summaries from 25 documents.
    • DUC 2007 Task, producing topic-specific update summaries.
  • TAC Topic-Focused Tasks, such as:
    • TAC 2008 Guided Summarization Task, following topic-specific aspect guidance.
    • TAC 2009 Guided Summarization Task, creating topic-specific categorical summaries.
    • TAC 2010 Guided Summarization Task, addressing topic-specific predefined aspects.
    • TAC 2011 Guided Summarization Task, generating topic-specific comprehensive answers.
  • Domain-Specific Topic Tasks, such as:
    • Automated News Summarization Task (news summarization), focusing on news topics.
    • Automated Contract Summarization Task (contract summarization), addressing legal topics.
    • Automated Medical Summarization Task, covering clinical topics.
    • Automated Scientific Summarization Task, synthesizing research topics.
  • Query-Based Topic Tasks, such as:
    • Question-Based Text-Item(s) Summarization Task, using questions as topic specifications.
    • Keyword-Based Topic Summarization Task, guided by keyword topics.
    • Natural Language Query Task, processing query statements.
  • Aspect-Based Topic Tasks, such as:
    • Product Review Summarization Task, focusing on product aspects.
    • Opinion Summarization Task, extracting sentiment topics.
    • Event Summarization Task, highlighting event-related topics.
  • Update Topic Tasks, such as:
    • Temporal Update Summarization Task, focusing on new topic information.
    • Incremental Topic Summarization Task, adding topic developments.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Generic Text Summarization Task, which lacks topic specification and generates general summaries.
  • Guided Text Summarization Task, which uses aspect lists rather than topic descriptions.
  • Full Document Translation Task, which preserves all content rather than topic-specific selection.
  • Document Classification Task, which assigns category labels rather than generating topic-specific summaries.
  • Information Extraction Task, which extracts specific facts rather than topic-focused summaries.
• See: Information Retrieval Task, Text Summarization Task, Topic-Focused Document Summarization System, Topic-Focused Document Summarization Algorithm, Question Answering Task, DUC Task, TAC Task, Topic Modeling Task, Query-Focused Summarization.

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References

2008

• (Wan, 2008) ⇒ Xiaojun Wan. (2008). “Using only cross-document relationships for both generic and topic-focused multi-document summarizations.” In: Inf. Retr., 11(1). 10.1007/s10791-007-9037-5.
  • QUOTE: ... Topic-focused summarization differs from generic summarization in that given a specified topic description (ie user profile, user query), topic-focused summarization is to create from the documents a summary which either answers the information need expressed in the topic or ...

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