SEASON2026: SEASON 2026: THE SEARCH ENGINES AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE

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Abu Onq, Nuha	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Abu Shaqra, Futoon M.	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Albury, Kath	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Allawati, Sara	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Andersson, Cecilia	Multilingual across multiple platforms: researching the role of language in the everyday
Angus, Daniel	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability Method Impossible? A Reflection On ​​Frangibility Of Methodologies And Infrastructures For Search Engine Research Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Astante, Giovanni	Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
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Babatope, Ihuoma Sandra	Librarians as Catalysts for Search Literacy Education in Academic Libraries in Developing Countries
Badola, Anand	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Braun, Lucas	Searching for Pluralism: Bringing Search Engine Research into conversation with Media Pluralism Monitoring.
Bruns, Axel	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Brüning Genannt Wolter, Marius	Visual Cues and Trust in AI-Generated Search Results: An Eye-Tracking Study on Google AI Overviews
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Chlupata, Klara	Chatbot creep: Generative AI in the everyday information practices of young adults
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Damião, Íris	Elections in the Age of Algorithms: Evidence of Political Bias in Search Engines and Large Language Models
Dewi, Udiana	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Dietze, Stefan	Comparing Chat and Search for Engaging with News Topics Introducing Open and Reproducible Web Search for the Social Sciences
Dimitrov, Dimitar	Introducing Open and Reproducible Web Search for the Social Sciences
Dolgun, Leonardo	Quantifying the interdisciplinary research field of search engine studies
Dowell, Meghan	Using Think-Alouds for Search Term Collection for Search Engine Studies Think-Alouds and Results Assessment: A Study of Health Information Seeking Among People Who Use(d) Drugs
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El Masri, Rayane	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Elmalah, Hadeer	Semantic Multi-Cluster Coverage and LLM Citation Frequency: A Controlled Generative Engine Optimization Experiment
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Fang, Yanheng	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Farías, Pablo	Search Engines, AI Assistants, and Everyday Practices in Sports: Behavioral Shifts, Emotional Responses, and Privacy Cynicism among Chilean Football Fans
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Gadiraju, Ujwal	Sounding the Horn: Designing Auditory Misinformation Warnings to Foster Critical Engagement with Podcasts Dawn of the Synthetic Fog: Addressing Youth Epistemic Agency in the Age of Generative Search
Gnyp, Jennifer	Enhancing Dataset Discovery in Open Government Data Portals: AI-Generated Metadata for Improved Information Access
Godhe, Anna-Lena	Navigating the Impact of Generative AI on Information Seeking and Learning in Schools: Insights from Swedish Teachers and Librarians
Graham, Rosie	Investigating Search: A Hands-on Workshop with the Investigating Search Toolkit
Griesbaum, Joachim	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
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Haak, Fabian	Revealing the Hidden Success Factors of Scientific Papers: The Case of Table and Figure References.
Haase, Lisa Eleonora	Visual Cues and Trust in AI-Generated Search Results: An Eye-Tracking Study on Google AI Overviews
Haim, Mario	Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Hannak, Aniko	Citation Design in AI Overviews: Effects on User Reliance and Source Engagement Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
Hegarty, Kieran	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Helles, Rasmus	Are we being framed? Using integrative framing analysis to audit generative search engine results
Herbertson, Kyle	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Hertweck, Corinna	Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
Hettiachchi, Danula	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Hirak, Vitalii	Comparing Chat and Search for Engaging with News Topics
Hogan, Ben	Emerging frictions: visual generative AI and the prompting practices of trans and nonbinary people
Hoppe, Nicola	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Häußler, Helena	Hello Donauwörth, I’m looking for…: Searching for Administrative Services on Municipal Websites vs. Google
Höfer, Phil	Presenting the SUMA-Kit toolkit
Höppner, Thomas	Impact of Search Engines on Society: Lessons from Antitrust Cases
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Imeri, Aylin	Searching for the Unspeakable? Searching for the Unspeakable? Preliminary Insights from Sexual Health-Related Search Results Across Search Engines in Germany and the United States
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Jaglan, Kshitijaa	Citation Design in AI Overviews: Effects on User Reliance and Source Engagement
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Kasianenko, Kateryna	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability Method Impossible? A Reflection On ​​Frangibility Of Methodologies And Infrastructures For Search Engine Research Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Khan, Awais Hameed	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Khan, Muhammad Taimoor	Introducing Open and Reproducible Web Search for the Social Sciences
Khirbat, Madhurima	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Kiesel, Johannes	Introducing Open and Reproducible Web Search for the Social Sciences
Klareld, Ann-Sofie	Under a new archival umbrella – the investment on a national search engine and its implications for the societal role of archives
Koop, Oliver	Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
Kozlowska, Katarzyna	How Search Engines Speak – a Foucauldian Framework for SERPs as Epistemological Actants
Kreß, Beatrix	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Krüger, Karen Malin	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Kuai, Joanne	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Kumar, Tuhina	Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
Kusumawati, Utami Diah	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
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Laavunen, Thao	Developing Critical Literacy for Entrepreneurial Practice in Digital Environment
Lawrence, Amanda	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Lewandowski, Dirk	Visual Cues and Trust in AI-Generated Search Results: An Eye-Tracking Study on Google AI Overviews On the Quality and Impact of Google’s AI Overviews Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
Leyrer, Katharina	Promoting information literacy, democratic participation, and digital sovereignty: Library workshops for informed, empowered citizens
Li, Alice	Generative AI search engines: cognitive authorities on climate change?
Lichtenegger, Elsa	Citation Design in AI Overviews: Effects on User Reliance and Source Engagement
Lindner-Bornemann, Bettina	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Luong, Khanh	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
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Ma, Chenglong	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Mamaev, Bogdan	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Marsh, Oliver	Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
Mattis, Nicolas	Information Access under Epistemic Uncertainty: Learning from Journalism
Michaelsen, Benno	Visual Cues and Trust in AI-Generated Search Results: An Eye-Tracking Study on Google AI Overviews
Mierzecka, Anna	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Mitra, Bhaskar	Emancipatory Information Retrieval: Towards Critical IR Theories and Practices
Murashova, Anastasia	Quantifying the interdisciplinary research field of search engine studies
Musil, Robert	The Infrastructures of Visual Memory
Müller, Angela	Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
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Nagappa, Ashwin	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability Method Impossible? A Reflection On ​​Frangibility Of Methodologies And Infrastructures For Search Engine Research Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Novin, Alamir	The Option to Search without AI: How Placing Chatbots in SERP Shapes Search Behavior and Activates Information Avoidance
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Obeid, Abdul Karim	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability Method Impossible? A Reflection On ​​Frangibility Of Methodologies And Infrastructures For Search Engine Research
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Parschan, Patrick	Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Parsons, Katherine	Search Engines and Generative AI in the Cultural Imaginary
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Quast, Björn	Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
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Ran, Kun	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Read, India	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Reiss, Michael V.	Using generative AI instead of search engines? Comparison and implications in the context of five state elections in Germany
Ridgway, Renée	Chatbot rodeo: a comparative interface of GPT responses exploring context windows and Rogerian psychoanalysis
Rieger, Alisa	Information Access under Epistemic Uncertainty: Learning from Journalism Sounding the Horn: Designing Auditory Misinformation Warnings to Foster Critical Engagement with Podcasts Comparing Chat and Search for Engaging with News Topics Introducing Open and Reproducible Web Search for the Social Sciences
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Sachse, Jacqueline	Beyond Ranking Bias: Synchronous and Sequential Modes of SERP-based Relevance Assessment
Samostrol, Veronika	Quantifying the interdisciplinary research field of search engine studies
Sanderson, Mark	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Schaer, Philipp	Revealing the Hidden Success Factors of Scientific Papers: The Case of Table and Figure References.
Schambergerová, Tereza	Will AI Overviews Reshape Media SEO Strategies? A Longitudinal Analysis of Query Segments and Search Traffic Changes
Schlickau, Stephan	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Schott, Fabian	Visual Cues and Trust in AI-Generated Search Results: An Eye-Tracking Study on Google AI Overviews
Schultheiß, Sebastian	Modeling the Impact of Search Engine Marketing on User Knowledge Gain Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
Scott, Fletcher	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Senkbeil, Karsten	Information Literacy in Conversational Search: Developing a Categorization Scheme for Measuring Information-Literate Behavior in Human-AI Interaction
Sharmin, Sadia	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Siebenlist, Tobias	Enhancing Dataset Discovery in Open Government Data Portals: AI-Generated Metadata for Improved Information Access
Sinnamon, Luanne	Generative AI search engines: cognitive authorities on climate change?
Sokol, Kacper	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Spina, Damiano	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Storey, Sally	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Sun, Shuoqi	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Sundin, Olof	Navigating the Impact of Generative AI on Information Seeking and Learning in Schools: Insights from Swedish Teachers and Librarians
Sünkler, Sebastian	Searching for the Unspeakable? Searching for the Unspeakable? Preliminary Insights from Sexual Health-Related Search Results Across Search Engines in Germany and the United States Method Impossible? A Reflection On ​​Frangibility Of Methodologies And Infrastructures For Search Engine Research Conducting Search Data Related Studies with the Result Assessment Tool (RAT)
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Thurow, Shari	Information Retrieval Literacy in the Age of Generative AI: Bias, Query Formulation, and Prompt Engineering​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Tokareva, Ekaterina	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Trippas, Johanne R.	Information Access under Epistemic Uncertainty: Learning from Journalism Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Tsolak, Dorian	How Users Prompt Generative Search Engines for News and Political Information: An Empirical Taxonomy
Tutzer, Natalie	Visibility by design: Reliability of top domains in search engines for health-related queries
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Urman, Aleksandra	Citation Design in AI Overviews: Effects on User Reliance and Source Engagement Restricted (Over)view: Audit of Google's and Bing's AI summaries in the context of Swiss popular votes
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Vallade, Jessalyn	Using Think-Alouds for Search Term Collection for Search Engine Studies Think-Alouds and Results Assessment: A Study of Health Information Seeking Among People Who Use(d) Drugs
van der Sluis, Frans	Responsible Consumption as an Information and Communication Problem for Search Engines
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Wanyan, Xinye	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Weller, Katrin	From Regulation to Research: Navigating the Digital Services Act’s Article 40 in Search Studies
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Yang, Fan	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability
Yordanov, Konstantin-Asen	Sounding the Horn: Designing Auditory Misinformation Warnings to Foster Critical Engagement with Podcasts
Yu, Ran	Comparing Chat and Search for Engaging with News Topics
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Zendel, Oleg	Hacking the “wicked problems” of search: A hackathon as a collaborative approach towards capturing query variability

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