The CIIR Talk Series is an initiative for researchers and practitioners working on information retrieval and related disciplines to present their work. Presentations will be held biweekly on Fridays from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. (with some exceptions) for the Spring 2026 semester. The presentations will be online (unless noted that they are in person) and open to the public. The presentations will also be shown in CSL E120 for those on the UMass Amherst campus.
Faculty Host: Hamed Zamani
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You can view prior CIIR Talk Series presentations on our YouTube Channel.
Spring 2026 Schedule of Speakers
Friday - February 20, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EST (North American Eastern Standard Time) - in person in CSL E120
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: Masaharu Yoshioka, Hokkaido University
Zoom Link: Subscribe to mailing list (details above) for Zoom Link/Passcode notifications; or click here for Zoom link and reach out to Hamed Zamani or Dan Parker for the passcode.
Friday - March 13, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EDT (North American Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: Eduard Dragut, Temple University
Friday - March 27, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EDT (North American Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: TBA
Friday - April 10, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EDT (North American Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: Chenyan Xiong, Carnegie Mellon University
Friday - April 24, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EDT (North American Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: Benjamin Piwowarski, Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Sorbonne University
Friday - May 8, 2026 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM EDT (North American Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Talk Title: TBA
Speaker: Hua Sun, University of North Texas
