Abstract: Embodiments for identifying entities relevant to queries are provided. At least one query is received from a user. The at least one query is associated with at least one entity. Results of the at least one query are analyzed to identify related entities. The related entities are analyzed based on a relevancy score and an information enhancement score for each of the related entities to generate a ranking of the related entities. At least one of the related entities is provided to the user based on the ranking of the related entities.

Abstract: Embodiments for generating descriptions of entities are provided. A plurality of references to an entity within a corpus are identified. The corpus includes a plurality of documents. Descriptors for the entity are extracted from portions of the plurality of documents associated with the plurality of references to the entity. A score for each of the descriptors is calculated based on at least one of a location of the reference associated with the descriptor within the respective document and a location of the descriptor within the respective document. A description of the entity is generated utilizing at least some of the descriptors based on said calculated scores.

Abstract: Identifying alternative names of entities includes receiving a query associated with a name of an entity and a corpus. References to the name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one first alternative name of the entity. References to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one second alternative name of the entity.

Abstract: Embodiments for generating descriptions of entities are provided. A plurality of references to an entity within a corpus are identified. The corpus includes a plurality of documents. Descriptors for the entity are extracted from portions of the plurality of documents associated with the plurality of references to the entity. A score for each of the descriptors is calculated based on at least one of a location of the reference associated with the descriptor within the respective document and a location of the descriptor within the respective document. A description of the entity is generated utilizing at least some of the descriptors based on said calculated scores.

Abstract: Embodiments for identifying alternative names of entities are provided. A query associated with a name of an entity and a corpus is received. References to the name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one first alternative name of the entity. References to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are identified. The references to the determined at least one first alternative name of the entity within the corpus are analyzed to determine at least one second alternative name of the entity.

Abstract: Embodiments for identifying entities relevant to queries are provided. At least one query is received from a user. The at least one query is associated with at least one entity. Results of the at least one query are analyzed to identify related entities. The related entities are analyzed based on a relevancy score and an information enhancement score for each of the related entities to generate a ranking of the related entities. At least one of the related entities is provided to the user based on the ranking of the related entities.