Query Log Analysis: Social and Technological Challenges - a WWW2007 Workshop

Call for Papers - WWW2007 Workshop

Query Log Analysis: Social and Technological Challenges

May 8, 2007, Banff, Alberta, Canada
http://querylogs2007.webir.org/


The past few years have seen a surge in research that uses personal search
histories and search systems' query logs. Such research is enabling users
to find more of what they are looking for, quickly and easily. However, it
comes at a social cost. Query logs capture explicit descriptions of users’
information needs. Logs of interactions that follow a user’s query (e.g.,
click-though and navigation patterns) capture derivative traces that
further characterize the user and their interests. The data is rich with
personal detail, creating opportunities and risk. The social and
technological challenges of working with such data have important

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implications for query log analysis research.

This workshop will provide an interdisciplinary venue for collective
thinking about query log analysis from all its angles. By bringing together
stakeholders from various disciplines we hope to expand the understanding
of the problems and concerns raised by all parties. This workshop will open
a dialogue within the research community on collecting query log data,
sharing information without compromising user privacy, and tapping into the
collaborative knowledge that can be found in query logs.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

Technology
Ranking with query logs (QLs)
Query refinement using QLs
Collaborative filtering based on QLs
Targeted advertising using QLs