Recent Advances in the Foundations and Applications of Unbiased Learning to Rank

SIGIR 2023 Tutorial

Unbiased learning to rank (ULTR) methods aim to learn ranking models from biased user interactions, such as clicks. Given several impactful recent advancements in the field, our tutorial provides an introduction to the core concepts of ULTR and an overview of recent advancements in its foundations. We will give an overview of biases that ULTR methods can address, recent estimation techniques, and survey applications of ULTR, including fairness in ranking. 

Our tutorial is intended to benefit both researchers and industry practitioners who are interested in developing new ULTR solutions or utilizing them in real-world applications.

Materials

Organizers

Shashank Gupta

University of Amsterdam

Philipp Hager

University of Amsterdam

Jin Huang

University of Amsterdam

Ali Vardasbi

University of Amsterdam

Harrie Oosterhuis

Radboud University