Skip to content

Overview - Tip of the Tongue (TOT) 2025

Proceedings | Data | Runs | Participants

Tip-of-the-tongue (ToT) known-item retrieval is defined as “an item identification task in which the searcher has previously experienced an item but cannot recall a reliable identifier” [1] (i.e., “It’s on the tip of my tongue…”). Current IR systems are not well-equipped to address ToT information needs. As evidence, a wide range of community Q&A sites have emerged to help people resolve their ToT information needs with the help of other people.

Track coordinator(s):

  • Jaime Arguello, University of North Carolina
  • Fernando Diaz, Carnegie Mellon University and Google
  • Maik Fröbe, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • To Eun Kim, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Bhaskar Mitra

Tasks:

  • trec2025-tot-main: Main task

Track Web Page: https://trec-tot.github.io/