Djoerd Hiemstra 🍉May 7

The slides for my talk "Towards a shared infrastructure for assembling web search engines", presented at the #ECIR2026 #IR4Good track are now on-line at: https://djoerdhiemstra.com/2026/towards-a-shared-infrastructure-for-assembling-web-search-engines/

https://djoerdhiemstra.com/wp-content/uploads/IR4GoodOWS.pdf

Towards a shared infrastructure for assembling web search engines – Djoerd Hiemstra

Bhaskar MitraApr 3

RE: https://mastodon.acm.org/@JEDI/116341926201698581

Less than two weeks to go! Please submit your abstracts soon. #SIGIR2026 #JEDIWorkshop #IR4Good #EmancipatoryIR #SocialJustice #Democracy

Bhaskar Mitra | āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°Apr 3
Less than two weeks to go! Please submit your abstracts soon. #SIGIR2026 #JEDIWorkshop #IR4Good #EmancipatoryIR #SocialJustice #Democracy

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Madeleine DaeppMar 31
Hello if you think this expression on my face is mischief and provocation you would be correct. Having an absolute blast at #ECIR2026 #IR4Good - thank you for letting me show up to to talk about how important (good) IR is for global democracies!

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Show threadBhaskar MitraMar 31

...an engaging panel with critical conversations between Madeleine Daepp, @djoerd, Sanne Vrijenhoek, and myself, moderated by my wonderful co-track chair Maria Heuss. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

(Photo credit: @arjen)

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Show threadBhaskar MitraMar 31

This year, we chose the theme for the track to be "What is IR-for-Good?" to draw attention to the fact that "societal good" is still very under-theorized in the field of IR. This is a critical open question that the community needs to develop a shared understanding of. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

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Bhaskar MitraMar 31

As Day 3 of @ecir2026.eu comes to a close, I am still buzzing from all the exciting research presentations and conversations in the IR-for-Good track in the last couple of days! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good

Track opening presentation: https://bhaskar-mitra.github.io/files/ECIR20...

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As Day 3 of @[email protected] comes to a close, I am still buzzing from all the exciting research presentations and conversations in the IR-for-Good track in the last couple of days! #ECIR2026 #IR4Good Track opening presentation: bhaskar-mitra.github.io/files/ECIR20... /1

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Show threadBhaskar Mitra | āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°Mar 31
This year, we chose the theme for the track to be "What is IR-for-Good?" to draw attention to the fact that "societal good" is still very under-theorized in the field of IR. This is a critical open question that the community needs to develop a shared understanding of. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good /2
Show threadBhaskar Mitra | āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°Mar 31
...an engaging panel with critical conversations between Madeleine Daepp, @[email protected], @[email protected], and myself, moderated by my wonderful co-track chair @[email protected]. #ECIR2026 #IR4Good (Photo credit: @[email protected]) /4