18th Edition

ESSIR 2027

European Summer School
on Information Retrieval

A Coruña, Spain Dates to be announced
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About ESSIR

Advancing Information Retrieval Education Across Europe

ESSIR is the premier biennial summer school in Information Retrieval, bringing together doctoral students, early-career researchers, and established academics for an intensive week of lectures, workshops, and scholarly exchange.

Since its inception in 1990, ESSIR has cultivated generations of IR researchers. The school covers both foundational theory and cutting-edge advances, from classical probabilistic models to neural ranking, conversational search, and responsible AI in retrieval systems. Participants leave with deepened expertise, new collaborations, and a lasting connection to the European IR research community.

Neural IR Evaluation Conversational Search Knowledge Graphs Cross-lingual Retrieval Responsible AI

Invited Speakers

Distinguished Lecturers

World-leading researchers sharing their expertise across the breadth of modern Information Retrieval.

Ana Ríos-Alvarado

University of Amsterdam

Netherlands

"Dense Retrieval in the Era of Large Language Models: Challenges and Opportunities"

James Winterton

University of Glasgow

United Kingdom

"Rigorous Evaluation in Information Retrieval: From Cranfield to the LLM Age"

Mei-Chen Liu

Tsinghua University

China

"Structured Knowledge and Unstructured Text: Bridging the Gap in Modern IR Systems"

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Scientific Programme

A Week of Intensive Learning

The ESSIR programme combines keynote lectures from invited speakers, thematic lecture series, hands-on workshops, and dedicated sessions for doctoral students to present their own research.

The detailed schedule — including lecture topics, workshop themes, and social events — will be published progressively as the programme is confirmed.

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Keynote

Expert lectures by international invited speakers

Lecture

Thematic series covering IR foundations and advances

Workshop

Hands-on labs and collaborative research sessions

Networking dinners and guided local excursions

Forum for Doctoral & Junior Researchers

Present Your Research.
Shape Your Future.

FDIA is ESSIR's dedicated forum for doctoral students and early-career researchers to present ongoing work, receive expert feedback, and connect with peers from across Europe and beyond.

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2–3 min

Lightning talks per participant

Open

To all registered doctoral students

Expert

Mentoring panel from senior researchers

Practical Information

Attending ESSIR 2027

Everything you need to plan your participation in A Coruña.

Registration

Fees, deadlines, and how to secure your place at ESSIR 2027.

Accommodation

Recommended hotels, student residences, and booking guidance.

Travel & Visa

Getting to A Coruña, visa requirements, and invitation letters.

Venue

Campus facilities, accessibility information, and local tips.

Supporters & Sponsors

Supporting ESSIR 2027

Interested in sponsoring ESSIR 2027? Sponsoring the school provides direct visibility to the European IR research community. We offer a range of partnership packages. Contact us at sponsors@essir2027.org

Organising Committee

The Team Behind ESSIR 2027

Pablo Gamallo Otero

General Chair

Universidade da Coruña

Spain

Maite Taboada

Programme Co-Chair

Simon Fraser University

Canada

Lorena López-García

Local Organising Chair

Universidade da Coruña

Spain

Fabio Crestani

Programme Co-Chair

Università della Svizzera italiana

Switzerland

Kalervo Järvelin

Advisory Board Representative

Tampere University

Finland

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