WSDM 2024 Conference

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I'm absolutely honored to receive the prestigious Test of Time Award at ACM WSDM 2024 Conference on behalf of my co-authors yesterday, for our paper published 10 years ago. It's incredibly rewarding to see our work sparked a wave of innovative research in the recommender system and information network domains for the past 10 years. A huge thank you to my co-authors Sean (Xiang) Ren, Yizhou Sun, Quanquan Gu, Bradley Sturt, Urvashi Khandelwal, Brandon Norick, and Jiawei Han, for their brilliant collaboration and instrumental contributions. And thanks to the Roblox comms team for the shout-out on Roblox's blog and social media. If you are interested in working on high impact ML projects, we have many openings at Roblox (and I have one on my team, Creator Services NLP). Please feel free to apply at careers at Roblox!

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Our third day at WSDM was extremely productive, including a great business lunch. Sending best wishes to the organizers of WSDM 2025 in Hannover, Germany. Congratulations to all the authors, especially those featured in the best paper sessions, for their excellent contributions! 🎉 #WSDM2024 #WSDMCUP2024 #sigkdd #sigmod #sigir #sigweb #acm

Contactos en Mérida, Yuc: Este 7 de Marzo a las 10am CST, Manuel Mager dará una charla gratuita sobre AI para Lenguas Indígenas de México. ¡No se lo pierdan! Este es un evento satélite de WSDM 2024 Conference.

🚀 Excited to Announce: Keynote on Designing AI-Enhanced Collective Action Tools for Gig Workers! Hello everyone! I’m thrilled to share that tomorrow, I’ll be giving a keynote speech at the prestigious Web Search and Data Mining Conference (WSDM) in the vibrant city of Merida, Mexico — a place steeped in the rich history of the Maya civilization. The focus of my talk will be on "Designing AI-Enhanced Collective Action Tools for Gig Workers." In an era where gig economy platforms are reshaping the labor market, the potential of AI to empower gig workers with better tools for collective action and advocacy is both necessary and immense. We'll explore cutting-edge technologies that can bring about a positive transformation in how gig workers collaborate, assert their rights, and navigate the challenges of the gig economy. Merida, with its deep historical roots and connection to the innovative Maya civilization, provides the perfect backdrop for discussing the future of work and technology. The Maya were pioneers in their understanding of mathematics, astronomy, and calendar systems — and in a way, their innovative spirit mirrors the transformative potential of AI in today’s world. I’m looking forward to engaging with fellow researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts who are equally passionate about leveraging technology for social good. Together, we can envision and create tools that not only enhance the gig economy but also ensure it is equitable and sustainable for everyone involved. See you in Merida for a day of insightful discussions, networking, and collaborative learning. Let's pave the way for a future where technology uplifts and empowers all members of our global workforce! Thank you WSDM for the opportunity!! 🌐 #WSDM #AIForGood #GigEconomy #CollectiveAction #MeridaMexico #gigworkers #WDSM2024 #WSDM24

🎉 Thrilled that Ching-Wei Chen, our VP of Engineering, will be speaking at WSDM 2024 Conference! Catch him delivering insights in two talks: 1️⃣ "Captions Are Worth a Thousand Words: Enhancing Product Retrieval with Pretrained Image-to-Text Models" 2️⃣ "Real-world Applications of LLMs for eCommerce" #WSDM

Today, Xin Luna Dong, principal scientist at Meta Reality Labs, delivered us a wonderful talk on Large Language Models (LLMs)! #WSDM2024 #WSDMCUP2024 #sigkdd #sigmod #sigir #sigweb #acm

Are you interested in learning about the latest advancements in the area of Unbiased/Counterfactual Learning to Rank? Together with Philipp Hager, we will present a tutorial on recent advancements in unbiased LTR at the WSDM 2024 Conference next Monday. https://lnkd.in/emiBcngs. If you cannot make it to the tutorial but are interested in the topic, the material from the previous version of the tutorial is available publicly (https://lnkd.in/eKYfS26y). #wsdm2024 #learningtorank #machinelearning. Joint work with Jin Huang Ali Vardasbi Harrie Oosterhuis.

Join our tutorial on 'Practical Bandits' at WSDM 2024! Next Monday (March 4th), Olivier Jeunen, Ben London, and myself will be presenting our tutorial `Practical Bandits - An Industry Perspective` at WSDM 2024, in beautiful Mérida, Mexico! This tutorial is a unique collaboration between Amazon (Ben London), Booking.com (Bram van den Akker), Netflix (Devesh Parekh, Ying Li), ShareChat (Olivier Jeunen), and Spotify (Zahra Nazari). If you are attending WSDM 2024 Conference, then our tutorial is an absolute must! However, if you interested and not attending in person? In that case, you can find all our slides and additional materials on our website: https://lnkd.in/eNy9wDp2 Hope to see you in Mexico!