Alexander Pugantsov

Researcher @UniPadova; PhD from @GlasgowCS; Fairness, Quantification, Privacy

[IEEE ICDCS 2025 @ICDCS2025]

The UofG team shares exciting details about #ICDCS2025, including key dates and insights about the vibrant city of Glasgow. Get ready for an enriching conference experience in a city known for its culture, innovation, and friendly people. See you there!📅 #ICDCS2024 #Glasgow2025

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@Hill1Lesley @weedando Thanks Lesley!

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

We had a great evening yesterday welcoming back 4 of @TerrierTeam most recent PhD graduates: Xiao, Yashon, Alex and Siwei. A very nice reunion over some drinks, Singaporean chocolate and food. Today Xiao Yashon and Alex will be having their Graduation Day!

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

I'm thrilled to announce that my PhD thesis, "A Framework for Effective Intermediate Task Selection in Transfer Learning", is now available online: https://t.co/5rg0Vv6FjQ

Many thanks to my supervisor @richardm_ and everyone at @ir_glasgow for all of their support.

[ECIR2024 @ecir2024]

All done! It's a wrap from #ecir2024. We've had a brilliant 5 days with loads of great talks, discussions, and social events.

Thanks to everyone that made #ecir2024 such a great success! We hope you all enjoyed Glasgow. Looking forward to seeing you again in Lucca for #ecir2025

[ECIR2024 @ecir2024]

Maarten de Rijke @mdr is awarded the first Keith van Rijsbergen Award here at #ecir2024. Well deserved for his sustained and impactful contributions to IR for decades.

[UofG News @UofGNews]

What is information retrieval and why is it increasingly important to our everyday lives?

As @ecir2024 continues in Glasgow, organiser @graham_mcdonald of @GlasgowCS writes an explainer in @heraldscotland: https://t.co/8IojQidkQ6

[Glasgow IR Group @ir_glasgow]

In addition to hosting the #ecir2024 conference next week, many of our staff and students @GlasgowCS will be actively engaged in presenting their recent work during the 5 days of the conference. @ecir2024 @IDAglasgow

[Javier Sanz-Cruzado @JavierSanzCruza]

Now listening to @MrParryParry presenting his work with @macavaney, @maik_froebe, @martinpotthast and @matthias_hagen on adversarial attacks at #ECIR2024

[Javier Sanz-Cruzado @JavierSanzCruza]

Listening to @tjaenich presenting his interesting fairness work with @iadh and @graham_mcdonald at the big stage on #ECIR2024!

[Mohammad Aliannejadi @maliannejadi]

@graham_mcdonald kicks off @ecir2024.
Strong attendance from the UK and NL!

#ecir2024

[Hitarth Narvala @hitarth_08]

Very thrilled to share that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis!!

Many thanks to @iadh and @graham_mcdonald for their highly valuable supervision throughout these years!!
Also thankful to the entire @ir_glasgow group for the amazing time!

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@Hill1Lesley @weedando Thanks, Lesley!

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@n0mad_0 @richardm_ @TerrierTeam @UniPadova Thanks!

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

Thrilled to announce that I've successfully defended my PhD thesis with minor corrections!🎓🎉

Huge thanks to @richardm_ for his guidance and support and to everyone in @TerrierTeam.

I'll be joining @UniPadova as a postdoc, focusing on Fairness.

[Richard McCreadie @richardm_]

Congratulations to @pugantsov who passed his PhD VIVA this morning with minor corrections. His thisis is 'A Framework for Effective Intermediate Task Selection in Transfer Learning'. Thanks to @YashMosh and @debforit for examining. @GlasgowCS @ir_glasgow @TerrierTeam

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@ShaunMacdHCI Thanks, Shaun! Time to consume alarming amounts of Tennents.

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@JamesMcMinn @richardm_ @YashMosh @debforit @GlasgowCS @ir_glasgow @TerrierTeam Thanks, James!

[9MeO @9meo]

I’ve passed my viva! 🎉 Over 4 incredible yrs at UofG, blessed with fantastic supervisors & engaging examiners. Feeling incredibly grateful! A huge shoutout to my supervisors @iadh and @craig_macdonald for endless support, guidance, and inspiration.

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@synthsocialist Congratulations mate!

[Alexander Pugantsov @pugantsov]

@TedSiwei @aberdeenuni @mbzuai Congrats, Siwei!