SEARCH SOLUTIONS 2026 (Call for Proposals)
Innovations in Search & Information Retrieval
Search Solutions is the premier UK forum for the presentation of the latest innovations in search and information retrieval — and this has been the case for 20 years now! 20 year already? Trace back the history via our historic Informer newsletter: https://www.bcs.org/media/7498/informer21.pdf
We bring together practitioners, researchers, analysts and end users to discuss the latest developments in the information retrieval (IR) community and to share insights between research and practice. SS 2026 will be held at the BCS London office on Wednesday 25th November with tutorials on Tuesday 24th (https://www.bcs.org/events-calendar/2026/november/search-solutions-2026/).
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We solicit speaker proposals for talks around the following categories:
* Innovative approaches used in IR production systems and products * Topical issues in IR practice, e.g. trust, bias, and fairness * Implications of generative AI and large language models * Interdisciplinary collaborations, bridging areas such as information science, data science, user experience, and artificial intelligence * IR practice within different professional communities, spanning eCommerce, media, recruitment, library and information science, healthcare information, and beyond * Case studies showcasing best practices, design principles, evaluation techniques, and practical implementations in the field of information retrieval
We encourage presentations from startups and open-source projects. The presentation format of the event will be a combination of presentations, panels and discussions. Proposals should be no more than 1 page and include:
* Title * Abstract * Main contribution & take-aways for attendees * A short bio of the presenter and/or a brief organisation outline
Proposals should be emailed to udo.kruschwitz@ur.de cc’ing tgr2uk@gmail.com. There will be a separate call for tutorial presentations.
IMPORTANT DATES
* Time zone: Anywhere on Earth (AoE) * Talk proposal due: 5 July * Notifications: 19 July
ORGANISERS
* Ingo Frommholz * Udo Kruschwitz * Tony Russell-Rose * Haiming Liu (tutorials chair)
PAST EVENTS
For a summary of last year’s event, see: https://medium.com/bcs-irsg-informer/looking-back-at-search-solutions-2025-4...
For further details of previous events with links to slides and videos please see: https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/member-communities/informat...