Exploring Graph-querying approaches in LifeGraph

Abstract

The multi-modal and interrelated nature of lifelog data makes it well suited for graph-based representations. In this paper, we present the second iteration of LifeGraph, a Knowledge Graph for Lifelog Data, initially introduced during the 3rd Lifelog Search Challenge in 2020. This second iteration incorporates several lessons learned from the previous version. While the actual graph has undergone only small changes, the mechanisms by which it is traversed during querying as well as the underlying storage system which performs the traversal have been changed. The means for query formulation have also been slightly extended in capability and made more efficient and intuitive. All these changes have the aim of improving result quality and reducing query time.