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The importance of tasks in information retrieval (IR) has been long argued for, addressed in
different ways, often ignored, and frequently revisited. For decades, scholars made a case …

Significant time and effort has been devoted to reducing the time between query receipt and
search engine response, and for good reason. Research suggests that even slightly higher …

Ownership and use of multiple devices such as desktop computers, smartphones, and
tablets is increasing rapidly. Search is popular and people often perform search tasks that …

The growing accessibility of mobile devices has substantially reformed the way users access
information. While the reactive search by query remains as common as before, recent years …

Mobile devices enable people to look for information at the moment when their information
needs are triggered. While experiencing complex information needs that require multiple …

Creativity is an essential part of people's daily life and work across a range of everyday
tasks. However, little prior work has explored how people use search engines and …

While great strides have been made in the field of search and recommendation, there are
still challenges and opportunities to address information access issues that involve solving …

Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, have become prevalent given their ample
functionality brought by a variety of applications. Unfortunately, these devices face security …

It is now common for individuals to have multiple computing devices, such as laptops, smart
phones, and tablets. This multidevice environment increases the popularity of cross‐device …