UoG IDA Section, Glasgow CS

Information, Data & Analysis Section of the School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow. 80+ researchers in IR, machine learning, vision & data systems.

[S³CIX Summer School on Computational Interaction @S3CIX]

Call for participation: 10th Summer School & Symposium on Computational Interaction (S³CIX), University of Glasgow, Scotland. June 16-20, 2026.
Summer School expanded to include Symposium.
Call for Workshops (14th Feb) & Student Attendence (14th March).
https://t.co/Fvqjv1gj6H

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

@macavaney @ntonellotto @joelmmackenzie @torstensuel @mengzaiqiao @JinyuanF @rodrygo_santos @iadh @craig_macdonald 🎄 PyTerrier Advent 24/25: Removing low-quality docs can boost search quality and cut indexing costs. Our SIGIR’24 paper QT5 trains a T5 model to filter passages at indexing time—easy to integrate, and works with dense, PISA, or SPLADE indexers too.

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

🎄PyTerrier Advent 3/25: Now for very recent LLM-based approaches! PyTerrier is extensible through its strong ecosystem of plugins, like PyTerrier_GenRank by @KaustubhDhole at Emory Univ USA, which allows to use generative rerankers such as RankLLama...
https://t.co/ecqTiT9xJp

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

🎄We want to try something new and fun this year – an “Advent Calendar” of PyTerrier pipelines

We’ll kick it off with *the* baseline: BM25 on MSMARCO. One line to download a pre-built index, one line to make a BM25 retriever, one line to search.

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

We are happy to sponsor the Keith Van Rijsbergen (KvR) Award at #ECIR2026

📢 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Details and Submission Form: https://t.co/ciCJkp5X1U

🗓 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
https://t.co/J1g36MWsD4

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

We’re hiring a 2nd RA/PDRA at @GlasgowCS for the EU CLIMINVEST Project! Work with @iadh, @craig_macdonald & @richardm_ on LLM-powered AI agents for ESG & risk assessment in green investment. Apply by Dec 15: https://t.co/gBXIYo8je6

[Craig Macdonald @craig_macdonald]

PyTerrier 1.0 has been released:
- ➡️ search pipeline validation, visualisation and verification
- 📘more documentation
- ☕️ java now optional

🆕📰https://t.co/mvxDhsmNNU
Try pip install pyterrier[all]
w/ @macavaney

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

📢 We are now also on LinkedIn!

Follow the Glasgow Information Retrieval Group on LinkedIn for updates on IR research, @ir_glasgow activities, events, and collaborations:

🔗 https://t.co/fy52d1eDkY

#InformationRetrieval #IR #AI #recsys #RecommenderSystems #Glasgow

[Craig Macdonald @craig_macdonald]

RA job in @ir_glasgow on an EU Horizon project, with @iadh @richardm_ and myself, on the use of LLMs in developing AI agents for the risk and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) assessment of sustainability-focused green investment projects. 👇

[UoG IDA Section, Glasgow CS @IDAglasgow]

Great to see @fd301 and Emma Li from @GlasgowCS leading the inaugural Women in Distributed Data Systems panel at #ICDCS2025 — a fantastic new initiative to promote diversity and broaden participation at the conference. #WiDCS

[UoG IDA Section, Glasgow CS @IDAglasgow]

The IDA section at @GlasgowCS is well represented at #icdcs2025 this year!

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

Smiles all around! The #ICDCS2025 organising team is thrilled with a fantastic start to the conference here in Glasgow. A great kickoff to a week of exciting discussions in distributed systems! Fàilte gu Glaschu!

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

Smiles all around! The #ICDCS2025 organising team is thrilled with a fantastic start to the conference here in Glasgow. A great kickoff to a week of exciting discussions in distributed systems! Fàilte gu Glaschu!

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

The second round of workshops and tutorials is in full swing at #ICDCS2025! A great atmosphere, engaging sessions, and plenty of positive energy all around. Stay tuned for more highlights! 📸

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

It’s now the turn of our Local Organisation Chair @shamapp to present at the Distributed Computing Systems for Smart Logistrics #DCSSL2025 workshop #icdcs2025

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

A strong turnout and an attentive audience for @mengzaiqiao’s presentation at the #ICDCS2025 tutorial on Integrating Knowledge Graphs into Large Language Models. Great to see such strong interest in this important topic! Pictures by @iadh

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

A lively start to #ICDCS2025 this morning with tutorials and workshops in full swing. Delegates were warmly welcomed with a proper Scottish breakfast — including Lorne sausage, of course!

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

Shoutout to the superheroes (aka volunteers 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️) getting things ready for #ICDCS2025! From cables to coffee, they are making the magic happen 💻☕🛠️ See you all tomorrow in Glasgow!

[Iadh Ounis @iadh]

Back from an inspiring #SIGIR2025 in Padova — and diving straight into final preparations for #ICDCS2025 in Glasgow. Workshops and tutorials kick off tomorrow!

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

With some of us already en route home, the rest of #TeamUofG bids farewell to #SIGIR2025 & the beautiful city of Padova. We had a great week full of ideas, activities & connections. Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic conference! Until next time 🇮🇹
#GoodbyePadova #ByeSIGIR

[graham mcdonald @graham_mcdonald]

Starting the day at #SIGIR2025 FinIR Workshop with a lively keynote presentation by @iadh:
Beyond Profit: Evaluating Financial Recommenders with Real-World Transactions.
@ir_glasgow @IDAglasgow @GlasgowCS