Modeling User Behavior for Vertical Search:
Images, Apps and Products

User behavior modeling for vertical search has been investigated by different communities, in information retrieval, machine learning and cognitive science. A key aim of this tutorial is to bring these together and offer a unified perspective. In this page, we provide supporting materials (e.g., slides, code data samples and etc). We warmly welcome you to give suggestions and comments to our tutorial!
This tutorial is given by:
Xiaohui Xie , Jiaxin Mao and Yiqun Liu, Tsinghua University, China
Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam & Ahold Delhaize, The Netherlands

Example protocols

Protocols (processes and settings) to conduct field study, user study to collect and mine user behavior data.

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Pointers to code and data samples

Pointers to code and data samples to follow experimental segments of the tutorial.

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Extensive annotated bibliography

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