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Prof. Dr. Udo Kruschwitz is a Full Professor of Information Science at the University of Regensburg since July 2019. Previously, he held a professorship at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex. His research bridges Information Retrieval (IR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP), focusing on adaptive search systems, dialogue modeling, gamification for annotation, and ethical issues in search technology.
- Key projects: COURAGE (Volkswagen Stiftung-funded virtual companion for social media safety), SENSEI (Horizon 2020 conversational analytics), and collaborative works with industry (Signal Media, Minority Rights Group).
- Research themes include:
- IR/NLP integration
- Conversational systems
- Gamified annotation platforms (Phrase Detectives)
- Arabic language resources
- Privacy-preserving search strategies
His publications span query suggestion algorithms, crowdsourcing validation techniques, and hate speech detection. He has co-organized major events like Search Solutions and GamifIR workshops, and founded the Data Science @ Regensburg meetup.
Scientific awards include the 2015 InnovateUK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Project of the Year. Current teaching includes Advanced Topics in IR and Natural Language Engineering modules. Serves as Senior Academic Advisor for Signal AI and mentor for numerous doctoral candidates.
