# Proceedings of FACTS-IR 2019

**Authors:** Alexandra Olteanu, Jean Garcia-Gathright, Maarten de Rijke, and, Michael D. Ekstrand

arXiv: 1907.05755 · 2019-07-15

## TL;DR

This document compiles the program of FACTS-IR 2019, a workshop focused on key ethical and safety issues in information retrieval, emphasizing fairness, accountability, confidentiality, transparency, and safety.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of recent research and discussions on ethical considerations in information retrieval systems presented at the workshop.

## Key findings

- Highlights emerging research trends in fairness and transparency
- Identifies key challenges and open questions in ethical IR
- Showcases innovative approaches to safety and confidentiality

## Abstract

The proceedings list for the program of FACTS-IR 2019, the Workshop on Fairness, Accountability, Confidentiality, Transparency, and Safety in Information Retrieval held at SIGIR 2019.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1907.05755