Ingo Frommholz
@frommholz.org
Professor of Applied Data Science at Modul University Vienna. Computer Science, Information Retrieval, AI, NLP and Digital Libraries. Electronic music and @schalke04.de. Opinions are my own.
https://frommholz.org
https://frommholz.org
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By end of Feb @bsky.app will be the 2nd largest social media source for research sharing in our database
- Google+ managed 945,000 mentions of research during its life
- Facebook pages (not people's profiles) have shared papers 6.6m times
- Reddit = 600k
Bluesky is currently at 6m and climbing
- Google+ managed 945,000 mentions of research during its life
- Facebook pages (not people's profiles) have shared papers 6.6m times
- Reddit = 600k
Bluesky is currently at 6m and climbing
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
By end of Feb @bsky.app will be the 2nd largest social media source for research sharing in our database
- Google+ managed 945,000 mentions of research during its life
- Facebook pages (not people's profiles) have shared papers 6.6m times
- Reddit = 600k
Bluesky is currently at 6m and climbing
- Google+ managed 945,000 mentions of research during its life
- Facebook pages (not people's profiles) have shared papers 6.6m times
- Reddit = 600k
Bluesky is currently at 6m and climbing
Vienna Deep Learning Meetup with a view.
January 26, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Vienna Deep Learning Meetup with a view.
This is an interesting policy change regarding author attendance. Much more inclusive, but will authors struggle now to justify their travel expenses? Would be interesting to see how this affects author participation.
From the ICML 2026 CfP icml.cc/Conferences/...
#icml #conferences
From the ICML 2026 CfP icml.cc/Conferences/...
#icml #conferences
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM
This is an interesting policy change regarding author attendance. Much more inclusive, but will authors struggle now to justify their travel expenses? Would be interesting to see how this affects author participation.
From the ICML 2026 CfP icml.cc/Conferences/...
#icml #conferences
From the ICML 2026 CfP icml.cc/Conferences/...
#icml #conferences
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Musk’s ability to alter the worldview of people now expands beyond just users of Grok.
Time to dump ChatGPT!
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Musk’s ability to alter the worldview of people now expands beyond just users of Grok.
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Nice read with quotes from L3S prof Wolfgang Nejdl
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai/
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai/
The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On
As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Nice read with quotes from L3S prof Wolfgang Nejdl
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai/
https://www.wired.com/story/europe-race-us-deepseek-sovereign-ai/
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There will be an #irrj special issue on #fire: Participants of the Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation (FIRE 2025), which took place from 17 to 20 December 2025 at the Indian Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India, are invited to submit an extended version of their FIRE 2025 paper.
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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yeah! upgrade for #UMAP :)
Just in time for the paper deadline, we received notification that @umapconf.bsky.social has been upgraded to A in the ICore rankings! Check out the CFP www.um.org/umap2026/cal... and the ICore ranking info below!
portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/1...
@toinebogers.bsky.social @abellogin.bsky.social
portal.core.edu.au/conf-ranks/1...
@toinebogers.bsky.social @abellogin.bsky.social
portal.core.edu.au
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
yeah! upgrade for #UMAP :)
Deadline extended to January 31!
Still a few days to go to submit to our SCOLIA workshop at @ecir2026.eu! If you're interested in scholarly search and recommendation, scholarly document processing, the intersection of bibliometrics/scientometrics and information retrieval, this is your place!
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
SCOLIA (BIR) - SCOLIA 2026
SCOLIA 2026, the Second International Workshop on Scholarly Information Access, will take place at ECIR 2026 in Delft, The Netherlands. The aim of the SCOLIA (SChOLarly Information Access) workshop, f...
sites.google.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Deadline extended to January 31!
Be aware of fake journals!
A “scholarly business and management publication” is holding a researcher’s paper for ransom, requesting the author pay to withdraw the article.
Business management journal holds researcher’s paper hostage
A “scholarly business and management publication” is holding a researcher’s paper for ransom, requesting the author pay to withdraw the article. The researcher submitted a manuscript in Augus…
retractionwatch.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Be aware of fake journals!
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Are you now part of AI training, too?
"Google has just changed Gmail after twenty years. In among countless AI upgrades — including 'personalized AI' that gives Gemini access to all your data in Gmail, Photos and more, comes a surprising decision."
[Source: Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof... ]
"Google has just changed Gmail after twenty years. In among countless AI upgrades — including 'personalized AI' that gives Gemini access to all your data in Gmail, Photos and more, comes a surprising decision."
[Source: Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof... ]
Google’s Gmail Decision—Why You Need A New Email Address Now
Google's decision surprised hundreds of millions of Gmail users — do this now.
www.forbes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Are you now part of AI training, too?
"Google has just changed Gmail after twenty years. In among countless AI upgrades — including 'personalized AI' that gives Gemini access to all your data in Gmail, Photos and more, comes a surprising decision."
[Source: Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof... ]
"Google has just changed Gmail after twenty years. In among countless AI upgrades — including 'personalized AI' that gives Gemini access to all your data in Gmail, Photos and more, comes a surprising decision."
[Source: Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof... ]
Still a few days to go to submit to our SCOLIA workshop at @ecir2026.eu! If you're interested in scholarly search and recommendation, scholarly document processing, the intersection of bibliometrics/scientometrics and information retrieval, this is your place!
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
SCOLIA (BIR) - SCOLIA 2026
SCOLIA 2026, the Second International Workshop on Scholarly Information Access, will take place at ECIR 2026 in Delft, The Netherlands. The aim of the SCOLIA (SChOLarly Information Access) workshop, f...
sites.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Still a few days to go to submit to our SCOLIA workshop at @ecir2026.eu! If you're interested in scholarly search and recommendation, scholarly document processing, the intersection of bibliometrics/scientometrics and information retrieval, this is your place!
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
sites.google.com/view/bir-ws/...
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A computer cannot have the mental illness,
therefore a computer cannot make art
therefore a computer cannot make art
January 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A computer cannot have the mental illness,
therefore a computer cannot make art
therefore a computer cannot make art
Wishing everyone a happy, successful, peaceful and joyful 2026! 🍀
January 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Wishing everyone a happy, successful, peaceful and joyful 2026! 🍀
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The PDF of the full #irrj issue, Volume 1 Number 2 of December 2025 is now available online at: https://irrj.org/issue/view/vol1no2 #informationretrieval
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025)
| Information Retrieval Research
irrj.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The PDF of the full #irrj issue, Volume 1 Number 2 of December 2025 is now available online at: https://irrj.org/issue/view/vol1no2 #informationretrieval
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There is now a slightly bigger music database than the one we provided in the #databases course: The metadata for millions of Spotify tracks are torrented as 9 files of about 22GB each by Anna's Archive
https://annas-archive.li/torrents/spotify
https://annas-archive.li/torrents/spotify
Torrents ▶ spotify - Anna’s Archive
The world’s largest open-source open-data library. Mirrors Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, Z-Library, and more.
annas-archive.li
December 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There is now a slightly bigger music database than the one we provided in the #databases course: The metadata for millions of Spotify tracks are torrented as 9 files of about 22GB each by Anna's Archive
https://annas-archive.li/torrents/spotify
https://annas-archive.li/torrents/spotify
I was honoured to give a keynote on Information Overload in Academia, and the role of Information Retrieval as a remedy, at FIRE 2025 in Varanasi, India. Met lots of great people. Great event and great memories of a very intense and amazing city.
Slides are available at doi.org/10.5281/zeno....
Slides are available at doi.org/10.5281/zeno....
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I was honoured to give a keynote on Information Overload in Academia, and the role of Information Retrieval as a remedy, at FIRE 2025 in Varanasi, India. Met lots of great people. Great event and great memories of a very intense and amazing city.
Slides are available at doi.org/10.5281/zeno....
Slides are available at doi.org/10.5281/zeno....
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⏰ DHOW-MiLLA @ The Web Conference 2026 – Deadline extended!
Call for Papers 👇
Now due: 7 January 2026
Venue: Dubai, UAE
🔗 Submit: openreview.net/group?id=ACM...
More details: dhow-workshop.github.io
#misinformation #factcheck #llm #AI #ML #web #nlp #www
Call for Papers 👇
Now due: 7 January 2026
Venue: Dubai, UAE
🔗 Submit: openreview.net/group?id=ACM...
More details: dhow-workshop.github.io
#misinformation #factcheck #llm #AI #ML #web #nlp #www
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
⏰ DHOW-MiLLA @ The Web Conference 2026 – Deadline extended!
Call for Papers 👇
Now due: 7 January 2026
Venue: Dubai, UAE
🔗 Submit: openreview.net/group?id=ACM...
More details: dhow-workshop.github.io
#misinformation #factcheck #llm #AI #ML #web #nlp #www
Call for Papers 👇
Now due: 7 January 2026
Venue: Dubai, UAE
🔗 Submit: openreview.net/group?id=ACM...
More details: dhow-workshop.github.io
#misinformation #factcheck #llm #AI #ML #web #nlp #www
Can social media provide early warning of retraction? Evidence from critical tweets identified by human annotation and large language models - Zheng - Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Timely detection of problematic research is essential for safeguarding scientific integrity. To explore whether social media commentary can serve as an early indicator of potentially problematic arti....
asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Can social media provide early warning of retraction? Evidence from critical tweets identified by human annotation and large language models - Zheng - Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Find me in the picture 😁
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Find me in the picture 😁
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
Early Christmas gift. Thanks @djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy and @irrj.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy!
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Early Christmas gift. Thanks @djoerd.idf.social.ap.brid.gy and @irrj.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy!
Current conflict: Having a CHIIR paper accepted and wanting to go on a secondment to Seatlle to meet exciting people there
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this 👇
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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this 👇
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Current conflict: Having a CHIIR paper accepted and wanting to go on a secondment to Seatlle to meet exciting people there
vs
this 👇
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
vs
this 👇
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Vienna Christmas vibes – met many lovely colleagues, partners and friends last week. 🙂
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Vienna Christmas vibes – met many lovely colleagues, partners and friends last week. 🙂