Michael D. Ekstrand, Ph.D
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at Drexel University, where I lead the INERTIA Laboratory to study AI-powered information access systems (recommender systems, search engines, etc.). My particular goal is to make sure these systems promote an equitable, inclusive, and well-informed society. Previously, I co-led the People and Information Research Team (PIReT) at Boise State University and earned my Ph.D at the University of Minnesota.
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Nov 7 — Recommendation at TREC
I am co-organizing the 2025 Product Search and Recommendation track for TREC, which will include a related-product recommendation task focused on identifying substitute and complementary goods.
Oct 11 — RecSys DS co-chair
I will be co-chairing (with Özlem Özgöbek) the RecSys 2025 doctoral symposium. Stay tuned for the call.
Sep 22 — New research lab
I have launched my new research lab, the INERTIA Laboratory, with 2 new Ph.D. students.
Aug 30 — Keynote at ROEGEN
I am giving a keynote at ROEGEN@RECSYS'24.
Jul 28 — Short paper in RecSys 2024
Our paper “It's Not You, It's Me” (with Christine Bauer and Andrés Ferraro) has been accepted to RecSys 2024.