Data Protection
GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences operates in accordance with the EU General Data
Best Paper Awards
Test of Time Award Xing Yi, James Allan A Comparative Study of Utilizing Topic Models
Program
The final printed program is available as PDF. Download program (4.5mb). Sunday, April 14
Proceedings
Advances in Information Retrieval 41st European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2019, Cologne, Germany, April
A SocioPatterns study during the ECIR
UPDATE: Please fill out the survey (http://tiny.cc/ecir2019_sp) using your anonymous ID
Visa Information
Requesting Visa Support Letters We are able to provide visa support letters to attendees as
Keynote Speaker
This year's Microsoft BCS/BCS IRSG Karen Spärck Jones Award was awarded to: Krisztian Balog
Open Panel Discussion in Cooperation with the Cologne Science Forum
In cooperation with the Cologne Science Forum (KWR - Kölner Wissenschaftsrunde) a public discussion panel
Social Program
City Tour Cologne on 16th April 2019 (1.5 hours) Cologne’s Old Town has