Jaime Teevan
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Jaime Teevan is a researcher at Microsoft Research
. She was named a Technology Review (TR35
) 2009 Young Innovator for her research on personalized search
. According to Technology Review
, Jaime "is a leader in using data about people's knowledge, preferences, and habits to help them manage information." She co-authored the first book on collaborative information seeking
, and is chair of the Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM) 2012 conference. Jaime has also edited a book on Personal Information Management
(PIM), edited a special issue of Communications of the ACM on the topic, and organized workshops on PIM
and query log analysis. She has published numerous technical papers, including several best papers, and received a Ph.D. and S.M. from MIT and a B.S. in Computer Science
from Yale University
.
Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research is the research division of Microsoft created in 1991 for developing various computer science ideas and integrating them into Microsoft products. It currently employs Turing Award winners C.A.R. Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Charles P...
. She was named a Technology Review (TR35
TR35
The TR35 is an annual list published by MIT Technology Review magazine, naming the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35.Some of the most famous winners of the award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin , Linus Torvalds , Jerry Yang , Jonathan Ive , Mark Zuckerberg...
) 2009 Young Innovator for her research on personalized search
Personalized search
Personalized search refers to search experiences that are tailored specifically to an individual's interests by incorporating information about the individual beyond specific query provided. Pitkow et al...
. According to Technology Review
Technology Review
Technology Review is a magazine published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was founded in 1899 as "The Technology Review", and was re-launched without the "The" in its name on April 23, 1998 under then publisher R. Bruce Journey...
, Jaime "is a leader in using data about people's knowledge, preferences, and habits to help them manage information." She co-authored the first book on collaborative information seeking
Collaborative information seeking
Collaborative information seeking is a field of research that involves studying situations, motivations, and methods for people working in collaborative groups for information seeking projects, as well as building systems for supporting such activities. Such projects often involve information...
, and is chair of the Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM) 2012 conference. Jaime has also edited a book on Personal Information Management
Personal information management
Personal information management refers to the practice and the study of the activities people perform in order to acquire, organize, maintain, retrieve and use information items such as documents , web pages and email messages for everyday use to complete tasks and fulfill a person’s various...
(PIM), edited a special issue of Communications of the ACM on the topic, and organized workshops on PIM
PIM
- Computing :* Parallel inference machine, an intended fifth generation computer* Personal information management, the study and practice of information management by individuals* Personal information manager, a portable appliance...
and query log analysis. She has published numerous technical papers, including several best papers, and received a Ph.D. and S.M. from MIT and a B.S. in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.