Search Solutions 2024 - registration open
By Tony Russell-Rose (IRSG Events Coordinator and Informer co-Editor)
Search Solutions is the BCS IRSG’s annual event focused on practitioner issues in the arena of search and information retrieval (IR). We bring together practitioners, researchers, analysts and end users to discuss the latest developments in the IR community and to share insights between research and practice.
The event consists of a Tutorial day (26 November) and a Conference day (27 November), each of which has a separate registration. The conference day includes presentations, panels and keynote talks by influential industry leaders on novel and emerging applications in search and information retrieval.
CONFERENCE DAY PROGRAMME
09:30–09:50 Registration and coffee
SESSION 1: THE SEARCH EXPERIENCE: FOCUS ON THE USER
- 09:50–10:00 Introduction
- 10:00–10:20 Tanja Svarre (University of Aalborg) “People search in the enterprise”
- 10:20–10:40 Eugene Morozov (ISKO) “Search and Browse Use Cases in Data Governance”
- 10:40–10:55 Panel Q&A
10:55–11:10 BREAK
SESSION 2: BEYOND KEYWORD SEARCH: RETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED GENERATION
- 11:10–11:30 Dyaa Albakour (SIGNAL AI) “Mapping the landscape of narratives in Global Media”
- 11:30–11:50 Alessandro Benedetti (Sease) “What I don’t like about RAG: can we do better?”
- 11:50–12:10 Taketomo Isazawa (Microsoft Research) “Beyond RAG: Integrating Knowledge with LLMs”
- 12:10–12:25 Panel Q&A
12:25–13:30 LUNCH
SESSION 3: SEARCH WITH AN IMPACT: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
- 13:30–13:50 Maria-Inti Metzendorf (Cochrane Evidence Synthesis Unit Düsseldorf) “Searching for Living Systematic Reviews — overview and case report”
- 13:50–14:10 James Thomas (UCL) “The responsible use of AI in evidence synthesis: collaborative development of guidance and recommendations”
- 14:10–14:25 Panel Q&A
14:25–14:40 BREAK
SESSION 4: SEARCH IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS: GETTING IT RIGHT
- 14:40–15:00 Gabriella Kazai (Amazon) “What Matters in a Measure? A Perspective from Large-Scale Search Evaluation”
- 15:00–15:20 Charlie Hull (OpenSource Connections) “Measure and Tune your Search with User Behaviour Insights”
- 15:20–15:40 Daniel Tunkelang (Consultant) & Aritra Mandal (eBay) “Modeling Queries as Bags of Documents”
- 15:40–15:55 Panel Q&A
15:55–16:30 BREAK
16:30–17:15 PANEL SESSION
Panel topic: “Has generative AI removed the need for standalone search? A discussion”
Panel chair: Michael Upshall (The Search Network)
17:15–17:25 BCS SEARCH INDUSTRY AWARDS
17:25–17:30 Closing words
17:30 EVENING RECEPTION
LOCATION
Search Solutions is organised by the Information Retrieval Specialist Group of the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT) and ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization), and is held at the BCS Central London Office:
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Ground Floor
25 Copthall Avenue
London
EC2R 7BP
https://www.bcs.org/about-us/our-london-office-and-event-venue/
REGISTRATION
Registration fees (including VAT at 20%) for Search Solutions are as follows:
- BCS / ISKO member rate: £92
- Non-member rate: £110
- Students: £80
Registration fees include lunch. Tea and coffee will also be available throughout the day followed by a drinks reception in the evening.
Register here: https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2024/november/search-solutions-2024-information-retrieval-sg/
TUTORIAL DAY
Search Solutions also includes a Tutorial Programme on Tuesday, 26 November. A detailed programme will be announced in due course. A Call for Tutorials can be found here:
https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/information-retrieval-specialist-group/conferences-and-events/search-solutions/search-solutions-2024/search-solutions-2024-call-for-tutorials/
Tutorials are payable separately.
PAST EVENTS
Search Solutions has been held annually since 2007. For details of past events please see:
https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/information-retrieval-specialist-group/conferences-and-events/search-solutions/
