Mining Large-Scale Knowledge Graphs to Discover Inference Paths for Query Expansion in NLIDB

In this paper, we present an approach to mine large-scale knowledge graphs to discover inference paths for query expansion in NLIDB (Natural Language Interface to Databases). Addressing this problem is important in order for NLIDB applications to effectively handle relevant concepts in the domain of interest that do not correspond to any structured fields in the target database. We also present preliminary observations on the performance of our approach applied to Freebase, and conclude with discussions on next steps to further evaluate and extend our approach.