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Equation Search & Beyond
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Equation Search Today
The Challenge
Symbolab Scientific Search
Scholar Search
The Future of Search
Online Education
Knowledge Is Power
Equation
Search
Today
Equation Search In a Nutshell
• Scientific content
Encyclopedias, academic papers, courses, patents, forums, …
• Scientific language
Equations, formulas, mathematical expressions
• Symbols & notations
Use of scientific symbols & notations
• Search science with science
Google Plot
Great plot, but
what are you really
looking for?
…and Search?
Irrelevant results
Bing Search…
How is this related
exactly?
Wolfram Computational Engine
Wikipedia like
computation
knowledge
LaTex Search
How come (x+y)^n
does work but (y+x)^n
doesn’t?
Can Keyword Search Work?
• What if we search for 𝑥 + 𝑦
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• we should also get results for
𝑦 + 𝑥 2 , 𝑎 + 𝑏 2 , 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥𝑦, …
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2
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𝑘=0 𝑘
𝑥 𝑘 𝑦 2−𝑘
• On top of that, we shouldn’t get results
for 𝑥 + 𝑎 2
The
Challenge
The Problem: Scientific Search Today
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Keyword search
No support for scientific notations
LaTex is no fun
Heuristic approach
Poor relevancy
Computational emphasis
The Challenge: The Scientific Language
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Flexible grammar & vocabulary
Order matters
Priority of features
Disambiguation within and across disciplines
The Solution: Semantic Search
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Machine learning algorithms
Scientific expression matching
Contextual scientific analysis
Relevancy
Symbolab
Scientific
Search
Engine
Smart Pad
http://symbolab.com/
Computation
Semantic Search Results
Text Search
Scholar
Search
Google Scholar
Emphasis on
citations, Keyword
search…
Publications are not free of charge
No thank you!
Microsoft Academic Search
Topic mining, Social
graph, Keyword
search…
Symbolab Scholar
Research Tool
• Scientific language
• Connect obscure mathematical discoveries from
disparate fields of science
• Free open content
The
Future
of
Search
The Knowledge Graph
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From strings to things
Making the web into structured objects
Connecting these objects
Knowledge is about understanding things
Symbolab - Building For The Future
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Semantic search
Equations as things
Scientific knowledge graph
Q&A infrastructure
Step-by-Step Solutions
http://symbolab.com/solutions
Online
Education
Equation Search - Why Now
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Growing demand
Digitalization of libraries
More content is now publically available
Emphasis on STEM
Online education
Online Education
• Limited access to on-campus classes
access for students who would otherwise be unable to afford or attend college
Budget cuts have resulted in fewer instructors and oversubscribed classes
• Lack of customized programs
students can learn at the pace that’s right for them
• Restricted innovation in course content
drive new, hybrid learning methods create innovative content
Online Education Stats
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30% of higher-education students in the U.S
taking at least one class online )6.2 mm
students), expected to rise to 37% by 2015
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U.S. average per online pupil expenditures is
$6,400, per traditional pupil expenditures is
$10,000
Knowledge Is Power
• Can Symbolab hurt children’s ability to solve math
problems?
• Should children struggle with hard problems over
days?
• Children are curious by nature, they want to learn,
but they want to learn their way
• Symbolab opens a window to the science content
• Help people overcome the barrier of the “scientific
language”
Fear Of Math
• 60% of university students suffer from math anxiety
• Overcome math anxiety by:
Accommodating for different learning styles
Making math relevant
Allowing for different social approaches to
learning mathematics
Emphasizing the importance of original, quality
thinking rather than rote manipulation of formulas
Knowledge is power, by enabling
equation search we empower
students, teachers, parents and
researches, we empower us
The Team
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Michal Avny, Co-Founder – CEO
Former head of Relegence IL
Lead to a successful acquisition by AOL
Information Retrieval & Realtime Search expert
BSc Mathematics & Computer Science
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Adam Arnon, Co-Founder– Chief Scientist
BSc Physics & Economics
Mathematics grad student
2y algorithm development
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Lev Alyshayev, Co-Founder– CTO
BSc Mathematics & Computer Science
MBA technology entrepreneurship
11y developing search technologies
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Prof Erez Etzion, Advisory Board
Physics Professor at the University of Tel Aviv
Member and advisor of the Search & Discovery board of CERN
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMS2C_nfXbQ
Thank You
Michal Avny
@michalavny
[email protected]
http://symbolab.com/