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The Theoretical Perspectives on Interactive Information Retrieval
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 11:00 am-12:00 pm Calendar
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Abstract

In this talk, Kevin will briefly introduce his past works with Information Foraging and Search Economic Theories to explain web search behavior and then offering a perspective on how the theory from Behavioural Economics can augment our understanding of web search behavior in Interactive Information Retrieval.

Bio
Kevin Ong is a final year PhD scholar from RMIT University at the ISAR Research Group. He is currently an Australian Postgraduate Award scholarship recipient from the Australian government. His research interest is in the area of the human factor in interactive information retrieval and has published at top conferences and journals since 2014. His current PhD topic investigates how Information Foraging Theory and Search Economic Theory can be applied to understanding web search behavior.
This talk is organized by Marine Carpuat