2025/05/24 by Dipanwita Saha, Saha, Dipanwita, A.K.M. Tarikuz Zaman +11 · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Advanced Text Analysis Techniques #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2505.18897
openalex publication_date 2025/05/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In search advertising, keyword matching connects user queries with relevant ads. While token-based matching increases ad coverage, it can reduce relevance due to overly permissive semantic expansion. This work extends keyword reach through document-side semantic keyword expansion, using a language model to broaden token-level matching without altering queries. We propose a solution using a pre-trained siamese model to generate dense vector representations of ad keywords and identify semantically related variants through nearest neighbor search. To maintain precision, we introduce a cluster-based thresholding mechanism that adjusts similarity cutoffs based on local semantic density. Each expanded keyword maps to a group of seller-listed items, which may only partially align with the original intent. To ensure relevance, we enhance the downstream relevance model by adapting it to the expanded keyword space using an incremental learning strategy with a lightweight decision tree ensemble. This system improves both relevance and click-through rate (CTR), offering a scalable, low-latency solution adaptable to evolving query behavior and advertising inventory.