Ingo Frommholz

Ingo Frommholz

@frommholz.org

Professor of Applied Data Science at Modul University Vienna. Computer Science, Information Retrieval, AI, NLP and Digital Libraries. Electronic music and @schalke04.de. Opinions are my own. https://frommholz.org

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Lecturer in Recent Runes
@lecturer.bsky.social

Aber sowas von!

Andre Wolf (Mimikama)@andre.mimikama.org

Sebastian Kurz hat die Bilder aus Paris gesehen. Und jetzt hat er Angst um Wien. Ja, genau. Unser ehemaliger so called "Wunderwuzzi", dessen politische Karriere 2021 so unsanft endete, dass vermutlich sogar sein Rücktritt einen Schleudertrauma-Antrag stellen wollte. Thread 👇

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IRRJ
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Happy #OAWeek! “The Cost of Knowledge” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week (October 19-25). We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to […]

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Ingo Frommholz
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Two of my favourites: "AI" can feel pain and is conscious. So I better be nice to the models that I just downloaded on my ollama server 😁.

Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social

Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

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Information Retrieval people, we need you! Yes, YOU! 🫵 Due to the huge number of ECIR short paper submissions we are seeking additional PC members who can help us review. If you'd like to help us, please register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Thanks!! 🙏 (w/ @suzanv.bsky.social)

docs.google.comReviewer volunteer form for ECIR 2027 short papersWe are seeing a more than 100% increase in submissions compared to last year and are therefore recruiting additional PC members. If you are interested in helping us and the community, please fill in t...

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Arjen P. de Vries
@arjenpdevries.oso.social

Soon to / have a PhD in Information Retrieval and would like to continue in research as a postdoc? Love Web search, building systems, and developed at least some skepticism toward Big Tech? (Or, in true British English, scepticism?!) Follow me closely for updates on this academic job opportunity.

Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️@arjen.idf.social.ap.brid.gy

Pre-announcement: In a small corner of a huge EU project within the EuroHPC "joint unit" funding for cooperation between "AI Factories" and "Antennas" (you acquire new language every day), with 50+ partners from all over Europe, Our team at Radboud University will have the opportunity to […]

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mr. TIM
@timkellogg.me

what a time to be alive Gavin Newsom signed an executive order declaring that AI is to be called Artificial Intelligence

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“The real test of an AI-mediated tutor is not what a child can do with AI beside them, but what the child can still do when the AI is gone.” That holds true for students also. Children and students are not guinea pigs for a technology that needs to be better understood

Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉@djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy

Open letter: Pause the rollout of AI-mediated tutoring in England https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL8tqqDwxSfJuCnAsX-czAzac_GnTxnNZiX4d3uUVKzJ_tww/viewform

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Emily M. Bender
@emilymbender.bsky.social

I'm afraid the Doomer discourse has persisted for another week (UN "AI" briefing, etc) so in case you missed this when we first put it out earlier in this bananas news cycle, I'm reposting it: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch... w/ @alexhanna.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social

buttondown.comWhat To Read To Stay Grounded Amidst AI DoomerismOur recommendations for the anxious and perplexed By: Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna and Decca Muldowney There’s a subculture within the “AI” industry that...
Ingo Frommholz
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SQL is DOOMed.

Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️@arjen.idf.social.ap.brid.gy

The Munich DB team developing CedarDB thought of a great demo: SQLDOOM https://cedardb.com/blog/sqldoom/ DOOM as a SQL query giving the framebuffer, in a loop.

cedardb.comWe ported the original Doom to SQLCedarDB is a database system that delivers unmatched performance for transactions and analytics, from small writes to handling billions of rows. Built on cutting-edge research to power today’s tools and tomorrow’s challenges.

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Emily M. Bender
@emilymbender.bsky.social

And every day there is more Fresh AI Hell. What's worse than polluting the information ecosystem with synthetic text dressed up to look like news? Dressing it up further as the work of fake Indigenous journalists: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.ca‘Very harmful’: website uses AI to generate northern Indigenous news ‘correspondents’ | CBC NewsThe website WE NEWS has three northern Indigenous 'AI correspondents.' Their profiles say they are 'a member of Yukon First Nation,' 'of Dene heritage,' and 'an Inuk raised in the North.' Experts in t...

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Three Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat
@alexhanna.bsky.social

@tante.cc: 'Those “proofs” are about narrative building. Which is why especially people with no b/g in math keep using them as definite proof of LLMs being “more than just stochastic language models” which is just factually untrue and the mark of deeply unserious people.' tante.cc/2026/09/07/t...

tante.ccThe function of LLM-based math "proofs"There has been quite the uptick in “AI” labs’ claims of their LLMs “solving complex math problems”. I wondered why that is, especially given that LLMs are not exactly built for the kind of rigor that ...
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Also ECIR 2027 short paper submission is open now! www.ecir2027.co.uk/call-for-sho... #ECIR2027

ecir2027.co.ukCall for Short PapersShort papers differ from full papers in that they present innovative new works, but may be narrower in scope or applications. Submissions may include preliminary ideas, but still should provide empirical or theoretical validation. Papers that stimulate discussion are particularly encouraged.
ECIR 2027@ecir2027.bsky.social

📣 Submitting a full paper to #ECIR2027? ⏰ Abstract deadline: 21 Sept 2026 📝 Full paper deadline: 5 Oct 2026 Topics include Information Retrieval, RAG/LLMs, recommender systems, conversational search, evaluation, trustworthy IR & more. More info: www.ecir2027.co.uk/call-for-ful...

ecir2027.co.ukCall for Full PapersECIR 2027 invites the submission of high-quality and original papers in the broad field of Information Retrieval. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

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Jeffrey Brainard
@jeffreybrainard.bsky.social

As research papers proliferate, can AI reviewers help humans check quality while keeping pace with the flood? Tests are revealing their strengths and weaknesses. #PeerReviewWeek @science.org www.science.org/content/article/can-ai-help-solve-peer-review-crisis-here-are-its-promises-and-pitfalls

science.orgCan AI help solve the peer-review crisis? Here are its promises and pitfallsAmid a shortage of human reviewers, tests indicate AI can assist—but is not a savior

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Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉
@djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy

SIGIR Futures is a new ACM SIGIR program designed to help shape the trajectory of IR research and practice by supporting high-ambition, future-oriented events and grassroots projects proposed and run by community members. #SIGIRFutures https://sigir.org/futures/

sigir.orgSIGIR Futures## Overview As we approach 50 years of SIGIR conferences in 2027, it is an opportune moment not only to celebrate the impact of Information Retrieval (IR) research, but also to invest in shaping the next generation of ideas, systems, and communities that will define the field’s future. SIGIR Futures is a new ACM SIGIR program designed to help shape the trajectory of IR research and practice by supporting high-ambition, future-oriented events and grassroots projects proposed and run by community members. SIG support for Futures activities may include financial assistance, mentorship from research leaders, connections within and beyond our community, and publicity for an activity. Potential activities include workshops, challenges and competitions, visionary whitepapers, and other community-driven efforts. ## Initial Call for Proposals Futures will begin with a fixed-deadline Call for Proposals (CFP). Selected activities will take place in 2027, aligning with the 50th anniversary of the SIGIR conference and helping shape the next 50 years of IR. In this inaugural year for Futures, we will prioritize fewer, higher-impact activities. After SIGIR 2027, we will shift to a standing CFP, enabling Futures to continuously surface and support emerging directions in IR. Requests for Futures support for activities in 2027 should be submitted via our online form by the deadline below. * Deadline for submissions: September 1, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth Time Zone) * Notification of decisions: September 30, 2026 * First round of Futures activities: 2027 For this first CFP, Futures activities can happen anywhere in the world at any time during 2027. We welcome proposals for Futures activities at the SIGIR 2027 conference, and other conferences to be held in 2027, including envisioning workshops, challenges and competitions around new and emerging areas, and forward‑looking panels. Authors of selected proposals are required to provide a brief statement on the impact of the activity and how Futures support helped. We will include these in a SIGIR Forum article and/or share highlights at the SIGIR conference business meeting. ## Motivation ACM SIGIR is uniquely positioned to help the research community envision and define the future of IR. This forward-looking perspective is important for many reasons including: * To “sell” IR outside of the SIGIR community as an innovative and exciting discipline that is proactively investing in its future; * To help rally the IR community around some of the most compelling and impactful research problems; * To strengthen connections with researchers in adjacent disciplines pushing the boundaries in related areas (e.g., Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI)). For example, by supporting envisioning events with a cross-disciplinary focus, involving organizers and participants from multiple communities, leading to shared research agendas, co-authored publications, cross-institution grant proposals, and so on; * To inspire and to energize the IR community, especially the next generation of IR researchers (early career researchers (ECRs)), to keep the community thriving and bring fresh ideas that challenge established assumptions, and; * To bring new members into the community and keep SIGIR growing, via cross-community collaborations and showcasing our energy and the range of exciting IR-related research opportunities. ## SIGIR Futures Program SIGIR Futures is a new program within ACM SIGIR designed to catalyze ambitious efforts that envision and shape the future of IR research and practice. Relevant activities include those that identify and evangelize compelling IR-related research problems, tackle high-risk/high-reward challenges in IR, and dive deep on specific, future-leaning topics of interest to the IR community (including topics that may only interest a subset of the community – although not so narrow as to be sub-scale, e.g., of interest to a single person or single research group). While the activities Futures will support (either partly or in full) will often be events such as envisioning workshops (e.g., SWIRL itself or SWIRL-like events of different scales) and competitions (e.g., the LiveRAG Challenge, TREC tracks), Futures could also help bring together related initiatives in the IR community and beyond to amplify their impact, or support those working on promising research directions (e.g., emerging from the Perspectives track at the SIGIR conference) to take next steps in building new communities of interest around emerging ideas or themes. Other tracks at the SIGIR conference, or IR venues in general, may also provide a valuable source of future directions and collaboration opportunities that could help inspire Futures proposals. Examples of Futures support include (but are by no means limited to): * Contributing funding to high‑ambition events, such as envisioning workshops or challenges, that chart new directions for IR; * Support from the SIG in raising awareness of an emerging, high‑importance topic with broad relevance to the community; * Assistance in building connections across the IR community around a breakthrough idea poised to shape the field; * Funding or access to collaboration technologies or experiences (digital or physical) that enable engagement among researchers working on a flagship research effort; * Funding for limited travel to bring researchers from different institutions together to brainstorm on a forward‑looking, high‑impact challenge, and/or; * Connections to IR leaders for guidance and advice on refining a promising new direction for the field. ## Selecting Futures Proposals Proposals for Futures support should be submitted via our online form by the deadline posted above Please note that the SIG has limited funds available for financial assistance. Funding requests should be $10k USD or less per proposal, though exceptions may be made for activities of significant community impact. Note that funding is administered under ACM rules and we will likely be unable to support all proposals we receive. Financial support may also be partial and is contingent on feasibility. Beyond financial support, proposers are strongly encouraged to think creatively about other reasonable ways that the SIG could help advance their forward-looking activities and to clearly articulate those requests and their benefits in their proposal. Proposals will be evaluated based on criteria including: (1) alignment with the Futures program aims (to catalyze forward-looking activities that help define the future of IR); (2) the level of ambition; (3) the expected impact on the field of IR, the IR community, and/or emerging areas where IR can play a leading role (and how measurable that impact is); (4) the need for SIG funding in light of other funding options (if any); (5) the feasibility of the activity described in the proposal; (6) SIG budget considerations, and; (7) the opportunity cost for the SIG in supporting this proposal versus putting those resources to other uses. Requests will be reviewed and selected by the Futures chair with SIGIR Executive Committee oversight. We will revise the selection process (e.g., adding a small review panel) as necessary. Proposals that build connections to other disciplines or communities (e.g., co-organizers of activities from recommender systems, HCI, and/or AI) are encouraged, as they help strengthen ties beyond SIGIR. Proposals led by ECRs are also encouraged to support and inspire the next generation of IR talent. Diversity across other dimensions, such as geography, background, sector (e.g., academia, industry, and government), and cross-domain research, is similarly important and will be taken into account. ## Contact For questions or feedback, please contact the SIGIR Futures Chair, **Ryen W. White** at futures_SIGIR@acm.org. Please also reach out if you have suggestions for specific Futures activities as we develop this program for the community.
Ingo Frommholz
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I could think of worse locations. 😀

Christine Bauer@christinebauer.bsky.social

#RecSys2027 announcement - well ahead of time ⏳ 🗓️August 23–27, 2027 🌺 Honolulu, O‘ahu, Hawaii, USA GC'ing together w/ @bamshadmobasher.bsky.social and Joeran Beel

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Emily M. Bender
@emilymbender.bsky.social

Preparing for a workshop on teaching critical thinking in STEM in light of current, let's say pressures, and decided I should start my talk with a slides that lays out the values that form my premises:

Ingo Frommholz
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ECIR 2027 is the major European Information Retrieval conference taking place in Southampton, UK. We are calling for papers in the various tracks.

ECIR 2027@ecir2027.bsky.social

📢 ECIR 2027 Call for Papers 👉 www.ecir2027.co.uk/calls-home #ECIR2027 is the prime European forum for the presentation of original research in the field of #IR, and will take place as a physical (in-person) conference from 21-25 March 2027 at Southampton Football Club, Southampton, England, UK.

ecir2027.co.ukCallssee links below to the various calls for submissions:
Ingo Frommholz
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Still time to submit a proposal for a thought-provoking panel at JCDL 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Proposals should address pressing or emerging issues in digital libraries, archives, and related domains, offering fresh perspectives and meaningful dialogue. Deadline July 31. 2026.jcdl.org/call-for-pan...

2026.jcdl.orgCall for Panels -Call for Panel Proposals We invite dynamic and thought-provoking panel proposals that will stimulate critical debate, foster deep reflection, and generate actionable insights across the evolving lands...
Ingo Frommholz
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Graduation ceremony at Modul University Vienna – congratulations to our students and all the best on your journey. A degree is not the end, it’s the beginning!

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Retraction Watch
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Over the last five years, the Association for Computing Machinery has been dealing with a rapid rise in allegations of research misconduct that have created a backlog of cases to investigate.

retractionwatch.comComputer science society creates new research integrity role to address case backlogAndreyPopov/iStock Over the last five years, the Association for Computing Machinery has been dealing with a rapid rise in allegations of research misconduct that have created a backlog of cases to…
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Lots of interesting articles, with a little history lesson by someone we all (should) know!

IRRJ@irrj.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy

#IRRJ Volume 2, Number 1 of June 2026 is out! Check out the online issue at: https://irrj.org/issue/view/vol2no1 (as always, fully open access! you -- the reader -- does not pay, the authors did not pay, but all is covered by volunteers and donations from friend organisations)

irrj.orgVol. 2 No. 1 (2026) | Information Retrieval Research
Ingo Frommholz
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Please nominate for the KSJ Award. The awardee will be invited to give a keynote at @ecir2027.bsky.social medium.com/bcs-irsg-inf...

bcs.orgKaren Spärck Jones Award | BCSRead more about the award.
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Call for Nominations: Karen Spärck Jones Award 2026 Honouring outstanding researchers advancing IR or NLP through their significant contributions, in memory of one of our field's pioneers. Details: www.bcs.org/membership-a... The KSJ Award is sponsored by Bloomberg 🙏 #IR #NLP #AI #BCSIRSG

bcs.orgKaren Spärck Jones Award | BCSRead more about the award.

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Svitlana Vakulenko
@vendi12.bsky.social

Join my research group @wuvienna.bsky.social working at the cutting edge of #IR and #ML! 1. Project Staff Member (3.5 years) jobs.wu.ac.at/Project-staf... 2. Teaching & Research Associate (6 years) jobs.wu.ac.at/Teaching-and... #AI #PhDJobs #NeuroSymbolicAI #convsearch

jobs.wu.ac.atJob opportunity Project staff member (pre-doc) at think:impact - Dabei sein, wenn Denken zur Zukunft wird. An der WU Wirtschaftuniversität Wien finden Sie Jobs, um Ihr Potenzial zu entfalten.others in Wien
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I was examiner of Oliver’s thesis, so this is worth looking at if you’re interested in the topic of detecting and handing online conflict.

IRRJ@irrj.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy

Published at #IRRJ: "Beyond Hostility: Detecting Subtle and Overt Forms of Online Conflict with Multi-Objective Learning" by Oliver Warke, Joemon M. Jose, and Jan Breitsohl. #Hostility, #OnlineConflictDetection, #SocialMedia, #BehaviourAnalysis, #KnowledgeDistillation, #Transformers, #NLP […]

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British politics is toxic. I lost count, but I think the UK had almost more prime ministers since Brexit than Schalke had managers. And that is a tough baseline! #KeirStarmer

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BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group
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Reminder: Submit your early-stage and PhD research to FDIA and get feedback and mentorship from senior experts!

BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group@bcs-irsg.bsky.social

Call for papers FDIA 2026: PhD Symposium on Future Directions in Information Access at ESSIR 2026 Present your research. Receive valuable feedback. Connect with fellow researchers. Accepted works can be presented @ecir2027.bsky.social! 2026.essir.eu/fdia/ #informationRetrieval #PhD #SummerSchool

2026.essir.euSymposium on Future Directions in Information AccessSymposium on Future Directions in Information Access