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The one-day Search Solutions, a conference with pre-conference tutorials, formerly branded as forum and BSC IRSG Search Solutions, is organized by the Information Retrieval Specialist Group of BSC – The Chartered Institute for IT (BSC IRSG), since 2014 in collaboration with the United Kingdom Chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO UK). The Search Solutions Forum presents the latest innovations in search and information retrieval. It aims to be highly interactive, with attendance strictly limited. The Search Solutions programme includes presentations, panels and keynote talks by influential industry leaders on novel and emerging applications in search and information retrieval. The additional pre-forum tutorial programme is offered since 2011. In general Search Solutions is held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting of the BSC IRSG.
Conference History:
Search Solutions 2024, 27 November 2024, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials: (Nov 26)
Technology Assisted Review of Document Collections
Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
Sessions:
The Search Experience: Focus on the user
Beyond keyword search: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Search with an impact: Systematic Reviews
Search in industrial settings: Getting it right
Panels:
Has generative AI removed the need for standalone search? A discussion
Search Solutions 2023, 21-22 November 2023, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials: (Nov 21)
How Large Language Models Can Improve Your Search Project (Half-day)
Uncertainty Quantification for Text Classification (Full Day)
Presentations:
Understanding the Dangers of using LLMs
Using AI tools for discovery
IR, AI and ‘search’ – Creating synergy
Pragmatic AI-powered Search – Keeping it Simple, not Stupid
Retrieval-augmented text generation (RAG) for legal IR
Ontologies in the age of AI-based discovery
New technologies for systematic reviews: are large language models really a gamechanger?
Integrating ChatGPT into existing applications
Panels:
Looking back at the morning presentations
Agreeing the take-aways from the conference
BCS Search Industry Awards
SS2023 Best Paper Award
Search Solutions 2022, 22-23 November, 2022, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 22):
IR From Bag-of-words to BERT and Beyond through Practical Experiments
Approaching Neural Search with Apache Solr and Open-source technologies
Simplifying NLP researchers work with Datafari Open Source
Diverse Approaches to Systematic Searching
Presentations:
The Topography of Searching: Visualising search data
Finding the Right Audio Content for You
The Futures of Systematic Searching
Challenges with Really Understanding Natural Language in Conversational Recommendation
A Programmable Search – A Solution to Finding Guidelines and Patient Information?
Combining Spacy with Datafari Community Edition to enable semantic Enterprise Search
Taking Question Answering from Research Prototype to Product
How to conduct empathetic user research to test the search experience of users?
Practical Applications of Knowledge Graphs and AI in Search
Search Solutions 2021, 23-24 November, 2021, London, United Kingdom Virtual venue
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 23):
Natural Language Processing tutorial (
Practitioners’ Evaluation Roundtable (online)
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Search Solutions 2020, 24-25 November, 2020, Virtual venue
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
Note: The forum was originally scheduled for 23-24 November, 2020
Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 24):
Reinforcement Learning for Information Retrieval
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Search Solutions 2019, 25-26 November 2019, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 25):
Designing Search; Text Analysis with GATE; Reliability and Validity of Systematic Searches; Search Recommendations in a Marketplace; Reproducible and Replicable Search for Systematic Reviews
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Search Solutions 2018, 26-27 November 2018, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 26):
Designing Search; Text Analysis with GATE; Reproducible and Replicable Search for Research Methods in Systematic Reviews
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Search Solutions 2017, 28-29 November 2017, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 28):
Designing Search; Text Analysis with GATE; Searching the Linked Open Data Cloud
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Search Solutions 2016, 29-30 November 2016, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 28):
Designing Search; Query Log Mining for Inferring User Tasks and Needs; Text Analysis with GATE; Enterprise search evaluation – good practice in action
Post-conference Workshops: (Dec 1)
Information Access System Evaluation in Practice
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Search Solutions 2015, 25-26 November 2015, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 25):
Designing Search; Crowdsourcing for Data Processing and Search; Text Analysis with GATE; Evaluating search
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Search Solutions 2014, 26-27 November 2014, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 26):
Designing search usability; Pattern Search and Information Retrieval; Text Analysis with GATE; Metadata Management in SharePoint
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Search Solutions 2013, 26-27 November London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 26):
Designing search usability; Patent searching: focus on Asian patent information frameworks (CANCELLED); Multimedia Information Retrieval frameworks; Evaluating Search: designing effective user-centred evaluation frameworks (CANCELLED); Information resources for the search community (CANCELLED); City Search: An evolution of search to incorporate city data
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Search Solutions 2012, 28-29 November 2012, London, United Kingdom
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 28):
Applications of Text Processing; Designing Search Usability
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Search Solutions 2011, 15-16 November 2011, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting (Nov 28))
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Pre-conference Tutorials (Nov 15):
Information Retrieval & Data Analytics; Designing the Search Experience
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BCS IRSG Search Solutions 2010, 21 October 2010, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting)
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BCS IRSG Search Solutions 2009, 1 October 2009, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Innovations in Web & Enterprise Search
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting)
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BCS IRSG Search Solutions 2008, 23 September 2008, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Latest Developments in Search and Retrieval
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BCS IRSG Search Solutions 2007, 23 May 2007, London, United Kingdom
Sub-title: Latest Developments in Search and Retrieval
(in conjunction with the BSC IRSG Annual General Meeting, May 22)
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