October 3, 2006 Source: :
http://www.dal.ca/news/media/2006/2006-10-03.html Killam Lecture: How do Google
Searchers Behave? Google Senior Research Scientist, Daniel M. Russell,
Speaks. Halifax, Nova
Scotia How do Google searchers behave? Improving search by divining intent. What people do with software is sometimes puzzling. For the makers of
software, it's a constant challenge to figure out what users are doing, what
they'd like to do, and how to match the design of the software to what
people do, think they do, and wish they could do. To make this tangible, Mr.
Russell will discuss some of the techniques used to analyse that data and
outline the size and the scope of the problem, illustrating how one can
improve our understanding of users by combining the best insights from a
spectrum of studies.
Daniel M. Russell is a senior research scientist at Google in the area of
search quality and user experience. Most recently, Dan was a senior
scientist and senior manager at the IBM Aldaben Research Center in San Jose,
California. He is best known for his work on IBM's Blueboard system (a large
groupware display system) and for establishing the basis of sensemaking
theory while at Xerox PARC. In addition to IBM and PARC, Dan has also worked
in Apple's Advanced Technology Group, and taught at both Stanford and Santa
Clara Universities. Date & Time: Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 8:00 pm
Speaker: Daniel M. Russell, Google, Inc.
Where: Potter Family Auditorium, Rowe Management Building, Room 1028 6100 University Avenue, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Media interviews are welcome and can be arranged for Wednesday, Oct 4th or
Thursday Oct 5th by contacting John MacDonald below. Media inquiries, contact:
John MacDonald,
Faculty of Management
john.j.macdonald@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-2542
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