Keyword Search over Relational Databases: A Metadata Approach
Summary: Metadata-based framework for keyword search in relational DBs without precomputed indices or full content access. The method casts keyword-to-SQL translation as a joint assignment problem solved by the Hungarian algorithm, capturing inter-dependencies among keyword mappings and yielding semantically faithful SQL queries, with thorough experiments. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Sonia Bergamaschi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
- 2. Elton Domnori (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
- 3. Francesco Guerra (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
- 4. Raquel Trillo Lado (University of Zaragoza)
- 5. Yannis Velegrakis (University of Trento)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{bergamaschi_sigmod11,
title = {{Keyword Search over Relational Databases: A Metadata Approach}},
author = {Bergamaschi, Sonia and Domnori, Elton and Guerra, Francesco and Lado, Raquel Trillo and Velegrakis, Yannis},
series = {{SIGMOD} '11},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
doi = {10.1145/1989323.1989383},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1989323.1989383},
year = {2011}
}
Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,214 | SODA: Generating SQL for Business Users | 2012 | VLDB | 0.0001163751 |
| 1,897 | Exemplar Queries: Give me an Example of What You Need | 2014 | VLDB | 9.5243334e-05 |
| 1,922 | QUEST: A Keyword Search System for Relational Data based on Semantic and Machine Learning Techniques | 2013 | VLDB | 9.479259e-05 |
| 4,910 | Actively Soliciting Feedback for Query Answers in Keyword Search-Based Data Integration | 2013 | VLDB | 6.4484207e-05 |
| 5,132 | Facilitating SQL Query Composition and Analysis | 2020 | SIGMOD | 6.3534526e-05 |
| 6,092 | DataXFormer: Leveraging the Web for Semantic Transformations | 2015 | CIDR | 5.9794237e-05 |
| 7,837 | Searching with XQ: the eXemplar Query Search Engine | 2014 | SIGMOD | 5.5344136e-05 |
| 12,092 | Looking at Everything in Context | 2015 | CIDR | 5.093636e-05 |
| 12,121 | Proactive Annotation Management in Relational Databases | 2015 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
| 12,342 | DrillBeyond: Enabling Business Analysts to Explore the Web of Open Data | 2012 | VLDB | 5.093636e-05 |
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