Workshop Information Retrieval 2006

Information Retrieval has become a key technology in the knowledge
society. The use of search engines has risen dramatically. Search
engines are part of everyday life of most internet users and they
demonstrate the advantages and limitations of information retrieval
methods. The ubiquity of search systems has led to the application of
information retrieval technology in many new contexts (e.g. mobile and
international) and for new object types (products, patents, music). In
order to develop appropriate products, basic knowledge on information
retrieval needs to be revisited and innovative approaches need to be
taken. The quality of information retrieval needs to be evaluated for
each context. Large evaluation initiatives respond to these challenges
and develop new benchmarks.


The workshop Information Retrieval 2006 provides a forum for
scientific discussion and the exchange of ideas. The workshop of the
Special Interest Group for Information Retrieval within the German
Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) takes place in the week of workshops
LWA "Learning, Knowledge and Adaptivity" (LWA, 9.-13. Oct. 2006 at the
University of Hildesheim, Germany). This workshop continues a
successful series of conferences and workshops of the special interest
group on information retrieval (http://www.fg-ir.de). The workshop
wants to attract both practitioners from industry as well as
researchers from universities. Especially PhD and Master candidates
are encouraged to participate.

Topics

Suggested topics for submissions are the following. Other topics are welcome as well.

· Development and optimization of retrieval systems
· Retrieval with structured and und multimedia documents
· Evaluation and evaluation research
· Text mining and information extraction
· Multilingual systems
· Digital libraries
· User interfaces and user behavior
· Machine learning in information retrieval
· Information retrieval and knowledge management

Types of Submissions:

· Full Papers (8 pages)
· Short Papers (4 pages): Position papers or work in progress
· Demonstration (2 pages): Presentation of systems or prototypes

Submissions can be made in English as well as in German and should be in PDF format

Deadlines:

· Submissions 21. July 2006
· Notification 1. September 2006
· Camera Ready Contributions 15. September 2006

Submissions: per Mail to Thomas Mandl (mandl@uni-hildesheim.de)
 
http://events.iis.uni-hildesheim.de/lwa06/fgir/default.aspx