It is easy to think that a large-scale system is better due to more data, but it's not always the case. It all depends on our goals and objectives. We focus on ranking while disregarding other aspects. So what are possible secondary goals? Hamed Zamani @firadl #micros2021

Julia Kiseleva : How do you define mixed initiatives in conversations? @firadl : not doing what you're supposed to do; deviate. @micros2021 #ECIR2021

Hi folks! We hope you're enjoying the interesting discussion. Let us know your opinion about the workshop filling in the feedback form here: forms.gle/SyFXXiUzyBmTVD… #micros2021 #ecir2021

Many thanks to all @micros2021 ECIR 2021 participants! 👏 🙌💪 We'd like to know your opinion about the workshop, please fill in the feedback form here: forms.gle/SyFXXiUzyBmTVD… #ECIR2021 #micros2021 #conversationalIR #conversationalsearch #conversationalrecsys #conversationalAI

The slides of @micros2021 keynote talks, kindly provided by the speakers, are now available here: micros2021.github.io #ECIR2021 #micros2021 #conversationalIR #conversationalsearch #conversationalrecsys #conversationalAI

Really happy to announce that The 2nd Workshop on Mixed-Initiative ConveRsatiOnal Systems (MICROS) will be a half-day workshop at CIKM 2022! Papers are due August 15, 2022! micros-workshop.github.io

If you submitted #conversationalAI or #conversationalIR papers to #cikm2022, consider participating also in our workshop for a more in-depth chat about your work with our community. micros-workshop.github.io CIKM 2022

Happy to announce that Siva Reddy Siva Reddy will give a keynote at our MICROS @ CIKM2022 ! Stay tuned for more details. #cikm2022

The paper submission deadline for MICROS @ CIKM2022 is extended to the 4th of September! More details here: micros-workshop.github.io

Attend MICROS @ CIKM2022 at #CIKM2022 this Friday and check out our detailed program micros-workshop.github.io/pubs/MICROS202…. We look forward to some very interesting talks! #conversationalIR #conversationalAI

MICROS @ CIKM2022 keynote starting soon. Siva Reddy Siva Reddy will talk about “Improving trust in conversational models through user feedback and knowledge grounding”. See you there!

Are answers to be trusted? How can this be enforced?

Interesting insight on which kind of retrievers to use... Spoiler alert: DENSE! Using all the conversation history is the winning strategy.

#ThomasBeelen from University of Twente (inactive) presenting “A Child-Friendly Approach to Spoken Conversational Search"

Claudio Pomo Claudio Pomo from Politecnico di Bari is now presenting “Towards a theoretical formalization of conversational recommendation” #cikm2022

Thank you, Siva Reddy, for your insightful talk at the MICROS @ CIKM2022 and for sharing your slides bit.ly/3TnnK0y #cikm2022 #micros2022

Now, Hideaki Joko from Informagus - Information Retrieval Research Group at the Radboud University presents “Personal Entity, Concept, and Named Entity Linking in Conversations” #cikm2022

Last speaker Ismail from ielab presents “SCC — A Test Collection for Search in Chat Conversations” #cikm2022

Thank you all for attending!!!

Many thanks to Hideaki Joko for having shared his presentation. Slides are now available on the MICROS @ CIKM2022 website bit.ly/3f1SrJL #cikm2022 #micros2022