@profdownie

School of Information Sciences, U. Illinois: Professor, Executive Associate Dean, HathiTrust Research Center: Co-Director.

Joined October 2012
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Yaoyao Liu@yaoyaoliu1Oct 22
📢 Call for Participation: #WACV2027 Doctoral Consortium The submission portal for the WACV 2027 Doctoral Consortium is now open! Important Dates • Submission deadline: November 18, 2026 • Notification: December 2, 2026 🔗 Details: wacv.thecvf.com/Conferences/…
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Lucy Li@lucy3_liOct 21
We are hiring!! "Artificial intelligence, broadly construed. This includes embodied AI and robotics, machine learning and the systems that support it, and AI developed for problems in science, engineering, medicine, education, and society." jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant…

Assistant / Associate / Full Professor of Computer Sciences - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Reg...

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIOct 13
#iSchoolUI students and faculty are well represented at the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, held this week in Dallas, Texas. Check out our participation here ▶️ bit.ly/4yRaTbI
The 2026 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries will be held on October 13-16 in Dallas, Texas.

ALT The 2026 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries will be held on October 13-16 in Dallas, Texas.

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Jacquelyn Ardam@jaxwendySep 30
My center is hiring an Assistant Director! We are looking for a humanities or social sciences PhD w/ admin experience to run undergrad research programs at UCLA. We are moving fast, so apply early! Dec start,hybrid sched, $87k salary, pretty okay boss (me) recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF1136…

Undergraduate Research Center (HASS) - Assistant Director

University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUISep 30
Join us on Oct. 7 for the 2026 Otlet Lecture with Diane Kelly, Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor at @uncsdis. Her talk will explore the history of interfaces for online information search systems. 2:00 p.m. | 501 E. Daniel St. & Zoom ▶️ bit.ly/4rFQxiS
Diane Kelly, the Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor in the School of Data and Information Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the 2026 Otlet Lecture on Wednesday, October 7, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 126 at 501 E. Daniel Street and on Zoom. The title of her talk is “From Finding Information to Feeding the Machine: A Brief History of Interfaces for Online Information Search Systems.”

ALT Diane Kelly, the Louis Round Wilson Distinguished Professor in the School of Data and Information Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the 2026 Otlet Lecture on Wednesday, October 7, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 126 at 501 E. Daniel Street and on Zoom. The title of her talk is “From Finding Information to Feeding the Machine: A Brief History of Interfaces for Online Information Search Systems.”

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUISep 18
#iSchoolUI Professor Jingrui He was featured by @NITMB_Chicago in a conversation about leveraging AI and machine learning for multidisciplinary discovery. Read the interview here ▶️ bit.ly/3VjbaVS
Professor Jingrui He

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUISep 17
How can AI help patients better understand their health? #iSchoolUI Asst. Prof. Yue Guo explores how she’s making medical AI more accessible and understandable, helping patients navigate complex health information and get answers when they need them. ▶️ youtu.be/W7ZR0l7gP1U
iSchool faculty research profile for Assistant Professor Yue Guo

ALT iSchool faculty research profile for Assistant Professor Yue Guo

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Shimbashi!
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Back in October. Just booked my hotel this morning.
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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIAug 31
A $100k Jump ARCHES grant supports a project led by #iSchoolUI faculty affiliate Sharifa Sultana, with Associate Prof. Rachel Adler and Teaching Asst. Prof. Yildiz Esener. The team is developing accessible digital health tools for cancer survivors 50+. ▶️ bit.ly/4gCHCcN
Associate Professor Rachel Adler, Teaching Assistant Professor Yildiz Esener, and Affiliate Assistant Professor Sharifa Sultana

ALT Associate Professor Rachel Adler, Teaching Assistant Professor Yildiz Esener, and Affiliate Assistant Professor Sharifa Sultana

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIAug 28
The deadline to submit an application for associate/assistant director of external corporate relations has been extended to September 11. Apply today! ▶️ bit.ly/4glMtiD
iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIAug 19
We are hiring an associate/assistant director of external corporate relations to cultivate relationships with corporate partners, students, and faculty to advance experiential learning, workforce development & research partnerships. Apply by August 21 ▶️ bit.ly/4glMtiD
We are hiring. School of Information Sciences

ALT We are hiring. School of Information Sciences

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIAug 18
A new $696,796 @NSF award will support a project whose research team includes #iSchoolUI Associate Professor @rachelfadler. "IMPACT" aims to improve accessibility education in undergraduate computing and build a community of practice for instructors. ▶️ bit.ly/4gE6Qsr
Associate Professor Rachel Adler

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIAug 17
We are proud to announce #iSchoolUI faculty promotions: Masooda Bashir has been promoted to professor, Madelyn Sanfilippo to associate professor, John Weible to principal lecturer, and Elizabeth Wickes (MSLIS ’16) to senior lecturer. Congratulations!👏 ▶️ bit.ly/4x8Mn54
Professor Masooda Bashir, Associate Professor Madelyn Sanfilippo, Principal Lecturer John Weible, and Senior Lecturer Elizabeth Wickes.

ALT Professor Masooda Bashir, Associate Professor Madelyn Sanfilippo, Principal Lecturer John Weible, and Senior Lecturer Elizabeth Wickes.

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Jian Wu@fanchynaAug 4
AI4SciSci'26 will be co-located with JCDL'26. We are excited to have Dr. Yifan Qian, a research assistant professor at CSSI, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, as our keynote speaker! Check it out at ai4scisci.github.io/2026/

AI4SciSci

Artificial Intelligence for Science of Science | AI4SciSci 2026

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Ihtesham Ali
@ihteshamaliJul 22
BBC literally built the greatest sound library on the internet. It is called BBC Sound Effects, and it gives you access to more than 30,000 recordings from around the world. Just search any word, and it instantly finds matching sounds. You can filter them by category, duration, and even the continent where the sound was recorded. Every sound can be previewed inside your browser, downloaded, or added to the built-in mixer so you can layer multiple recordings together. And the archive gets insanely specific. You can find creaking ships, old typewriters, jungle ambience, distant church congregations, and even someone vigorously washing their hands. There is a good chance a BBC engineer recorded the exact sound you need decades before you were born. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.u…
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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIJul 23
#iSchoolUI Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang took the stage at the 2026 #CRASummit as a member of the inaugural CRA Emerging Leaders Cohort, sharing insights on AI with leaders from academia, industry, and government. 👏
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang talks on stage about Social Intelligence: Building AI That Understands Society at the 2026 Computing Research Association Summit.

ALT Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang talks on stage about Social Intelligence: Building AI That Understands Society at the 2026 Computing Research Association Summit.

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIJul 20
Congrats to #iSchoolUI Prof. Dong Wang on being selected for the inaugural 2026 Computing Research Association Emerging Leaders Cohort! 👏 The invitation recognizes leaders shaping the future of computing research across academia, industry, and gov. ▶️ bit.ly/44GD2ot
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang

ALT Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang

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Eric Alper 🎧
@ThatEricAlperJul 2
Happy Canada Day to the country that gave the world Rush, Shania Twain, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Céline Dion, Alanis Morissette, The Tragically Hip, and generations of unforgettable music. zurl.co/W1RJn

20 Canadian Songs That Define the Nation - That Eric Alper

Canada’s soundtrack is stitched together with prairie poetry, coastal harmonies, and downtown grooves. From soaring ballads to indie anthems, these songs capture the heart of the country — not just...

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIJun 24
Published by @ucpress, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith's new book, “Digital Equity Ecosystems,” explores how community coalitions work to reduce digital inequality, advance social justice, and strengthen democracy. ▶️ bit.ly/4uZ4Tej
(Left) Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith (Right) The cover of Colin Rhinesmith’s new book, published by University of California Press, “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy.”

ALT (Left) Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith (Right) The cover of Colin Rhinesmith’s new book, published by University of California Press, “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy.”

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIJun 16
This spring, more than 65 student consultants in #iSchoolUI's Business Intelligence Group (BIG) partnered with organizations across health care, aviation, gaming, & more to develop AI tools, data solutions, and strategies to solve real-world challenges.▶️ bit.ly/4orLFw0
Business Intelligence Group (BIG) student consultants smile on the steps of Foellinger Auditorium with Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song

ALT Business Intelligence Group (BIG) student consultants smile on the steps of Foellinger Auditorium with Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song

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iSchool at Illinois@iSchoolUIJun 9
A paper from #iSchoolUI Professor Dong Wang’s Social Sensing & Intelligence Lab won the Best Dataset Paper Award at ICWSM 2026. The paper, “MASH,” was accepted in the first review round, where just 14 of 298 submissions (4.7%) were accepted. Congrats! 🎉▶️ bit.ly/43qbset
PhD student Ruichen Yao (left) and Professor Dong Wang (right) smile while holding up their award certificates for Best Dataset Paper Award.

ALT PhD student Ruichen Yao (left) and Professor Dong Wang (right) smile while holding up their award certificates for Best Dataset Paper Award.

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