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NTCIR Conferen
CnceEvalua
ation of Information Acc
cess TechnoologiesandThee 5 International Woorkshop onn Evaluatinng Informattion Accesss (EVIA 20013)
Junne 18-21, 2013thNationalNCente
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ne who is intterested in reesearch areaas related to NTCIR, succh as
on JuneInforrmation Retrieeval, Questio
on Answeringg, Informationn Extraction, Text
T Mining and Data Engineering, Macchine Translaation,is weelcome to atte
end and join the discussioon.
NTC
CIR-10 has hoosted the follow
wing six core taskstand twoo pilot tasks.
[Coree Tasks]-CrossLink: C
Cross-Lingual Link Discovery
INTENT: mining and satisffying different user intents ffora query.
1CLICK: satissfying a user’ss need by the first output
PatentMT: Trranslation of PatentP
Document
RITE: Recognizing Inference in Text

SpokenDoc
c: Retrieval forr Spoken Doc
cuments

ot Tasks][Pilo- Math:M
MATH- MedNLP:MedM
dical Natural LLanguage Proocessing

10 Conferen
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NTCIR-1
attendeees from 16 diifferent counttries contribu
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se come and join the disccussion!
Schedule:DAY-1 (18th June 22013) The 5th Internatio
onal Worksho
op on Evalua
ating Informa
ation Access (EVIA2013)
thDAY2-4 (19-21 Junne 2013) NTCIR- 10 Co
onference

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NTCIR-10 Confference Pa
articipant List(Alphabetica
al Order, 140 Grou
ups)
Academia Sin
nica, Taiwan (3( Groups)
Bauhaus Univv., Weimar, GermanyGBeiHang Univv., P.R. ChinaBeijing Institu
ute of Technoloogy, P.R. Chinna
Beijing Jiaoto
ong Univ, P.R. China
Canon Informmation (Beijingg) Co. Ltd., P.R
R. China
Chaoyang Unniv. of Technoology, Taiwan
Daegu Univ., Korea
Dhirubhai Am
mbani Institute of Informationn andCommunication Technolog
gy, India
Dublin City Univ., Ireland (33 Groups)
EqsQuest Ltdd, Israel
Harbin Institu
ute of Technoloogy Shenzhen
n Graduate Scchool,
P.R. China
Heidelberg Univ., Germanyy (2 Groups)
echnology, P.R
R. China (2Heilongjiang Institute of TeGroups)
nformation Ind
dustry,Taiwan
Institute for In
Institute of Sccientific and Technical Inform
mation of Chinna,P.R. China
Jacobs Univ., Germany (2 Groups)
Jadavpur Uniiv., India
Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovvenia
Kyungsung UUniv.,Korea
Lanzhou Univv., P.R. China
Masaryk Univv., Czech Rep
publicMicrosoft Ressearch Asia, P.R.
P
China (2 Groups)
G
Ming-Chuan U
Univ., Taiwan
National Chengchi Univ., Taiwan
T
National Kaohhsiung Univ. ofo Applied Scieences, Taiwan
nNational Reseearch Councill Canada, Cannada
National Taiwwan Ocean Unniv., Taiwan
National Tsing Hua Univ,.TTaiwan
National Yunllin Univ. of Sccience and Tecchnology, Taiwwan
NEC Laboratories Americaa, USA
Peking Univ.,, P.R. China
Pohang Univ. of Science and Technolog
gy (POSTECHH),Korea
Queensland U
Univ. of Technnology, Austraalia
Raytheon BB
BN Technologies, USA
RWTH Aacheen Univ. , Germany (2 Grouups)
Seoul Nationa
al Univ., KoreaaShanghai Jiao Tong Univ., P.R. China (22 Groups)
Shenyang Ae
erospace Univv., P.R. China
SRI Internatio
onal, USA
Systran, Frannce
TamKang Unniv., Taiwan
Technische UUniv. Darmstaddt, Germany
The Open Unniv.,UKThe Techniscche Univ., Berrlin
Torangetek Innc., P.R. China
Tsinghua Uniiv., P.R. Chinaa (2 Groups)
Univ. of Amstterdam, Netheerlands
Univ. of Avign
non, France
Univ. of Caenn Lower-Norm
mandy, France
Univ. of Califo
ornia, USA
Univ. of Delaw
ware, USA (2 Groups)
Univ. of Glasg
gow, UK
Univ. of Monttreal, Canada
Univ. of Twennte, Netherlannds

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canadaniv, of Sciencee and Technology, P.R. Chin
naWuhan UnWuhan Unniv., P.R. Chin aYork Univ., CanadaIshikawa NationalN
Collegge of Technology, JapanIwate Prefe
ectural Univ., Japan
NEC, Japaan
NTT, Japaan
NTT Data, JapanGroups)
Ehime Univ., Japan (2 Goiku Univ., JappanOsaka Kyo
Okayama Prefectural Unniv., Japan
Okayama Univ., Japan
STO, JapanJST PRES
Gifu Univ., Japan
Kyushu Ins
stitute of Techhnology, JapannKyoto Univv., Japan (5 GGroups)
Keio Univ., Japan (2 Grooups)
HA Co, Ltd., Jaapan
KODENSH
KDDI R&D
D Laboratoriess, Japan
Kobe Univ., Japan
Future Univ. Hakodate, JapanNII, Japan (4 Groups)
National In
nstitute of Pubblic Health, Jappan
Shizuoka Univ.,
UJapanShibaura Institute of Tecchnology, JapanMathematical Systems IInc., Japan
Daido Univv., Japan
Univ. of Ts
sukuba, Japann
Tokai Univ
versity Bosei SSenior High Scchool, JapanTokyo Institute of Technnology, JapanThe Univ. of Tokyo, Jappan (3 Groups))
niv., Japan (3 Groups)
Tohoku Un
Tokyo Univv. of Science, JapanThe Univ. of Tokushimaa, Japan
Tottori Univ., Japan (2 GGroups)
Toyohashi Univ. of Techhnology, Japan (5 Groups)
Nagaoka Univ.
Uof Technnology, Japan
Nagoya Un
niv., Japan
Nara Institute of Sciencee and Technology, Japann, Ltd., JapanIBM Japan
Japan Pate
ent Informatioon Organizatioon (Japio), JappanHitachi, Ltdd., JapanFujitsu Lab
boratories Ltd.., Japan
Fuji Xerox co.Ltd., Japann
Hokkaido Univ.,
UJapanJapan Advvanced Institutte of Science and Technoloogy,
Japan
Manabing co.Ltd.,Japannhi Eiwa Colleg e, Japan
YamanashUniv. of Ya
amanashi, Jappan
Ritsumeika
an Univ., Japaan (3 Groups)
Ryukoku Univ.,U
Japan
Waseda Univ., JapanNTCIR-10
0 Conferen
nce Organiizers (Alphhabetical orrder of the names)<NTCIR-10<Gen
neral Chairs>

NorikoN
Kando (NII), Tsuneaki Kato (The Univ.
Uof Tokyoo), Douglas W.
W Oard (Univ. Of Maryland, USA ),Mark
M Sandersoon (RMIT, Ausstralia)< NTCIR-10 Conference Orgaanizing Committee>

Emi
E Ishita (Kyuushu Univ.), NorikoN
Kando (NII,(Chair), TsTsuneaki Kato (The Univ. of Tokyo), Kazuuko Kuriyama(TToyo Univ.), H
Hiroaki Ohshimma (Kyoto Univ.), Takehito Utsuro (Univ. of Tsukuba), Masaharu Yooshioka (Hokkkaido Univ.),[NNTCIR Projecct Office] : Mariko Okada, Noriko Kubo, Kazuko Matssuo<N
NTCIR-10 Prog
gram Committtee >Chairs:CHideo JJoho (Univ. off Tsukuba), Teetsuya Sakai (Microsoft Reesearch Asia, P.R.China)
PMembers:
M
Chaarles Clarke (UUniv. of Waterrloo, Canada),, Kalervo Jarvvelin (Univ. of Tampere,TFinlaand),
HideoHJoho (UUniv. of Tsukubba), Gareth Jo
ones (Dublin C
City Univ., Irelaand), Noriko Kando
K(NII), Tssuneaki Kato (The Univ. ofTokyo),DouglaT
as W. Oard (Univ. of Marylannd, USA), Tettsuya Sakai (MMicrosoft Reseearch Asia, P..R.China),Mark
M Sandersoon (RMIT, Ausstralia), Ian So
oboroff (NIST, USA)[NTCIR-10 Re
esearch and Planning Commmittee]- Core Tasks ual Link Discovvery (CrossLiink) Task Orgaanizers:
1. Cross-lingu

Shlomo Gevva (Queenslannd Univ. of Tecchnology, Austtralia), In-Su KangK(Kyungssung Univ., Soouth Korea)
Fuminori Kim
mura (Ritsumeeikan Univ.), Yi-Hsun,YLee ((Institute of Infformation Scieence, Academmia Sinica, Taiwwan), Eric
Tang (Queeensland Univ. ofo Technologyy, Australia), An
ndrew Trotmaan (Univ. of Otaago, New Zeaaland),Yue Xuu (Queenslandd Univ.
of Technologgy, Australia)
2. Intent (INTTENT) Task Orrganizers:

Zhicheng Doou (Microsoft ResearchRAsiaa, P.R.China), Mayu Iwata (Osaka(Univ.),, Makoto Katoo (Kyoto Univ.)),
Yiqun Liu (Tssinghua Univ. , P.R.China), Tetsuya
TSakaai (Microsoft ResearchR
Asia, P.R.China), Ruihua Song (MicrosoftResearch Assia, P.R.Chinaa), Takehiro Ya
amamoto (Kyooto Univ.), Minn Zhang (Tsingghua Univ. , P..R.China)
3. One Click ((1Click) Task Organizers:
O

Matthew Eksstrand-Abueg (Northeasternn Univ., USA),, Zhicheng Doou (Microsoft ResearchR
Asiaa, P.R.China),Mayu Iwata ((Osaka Univ.)), Makoto Katoo (Kyoto Univ.), Virgil Pavlu (Northeasternn Univ., USA),, Tetsuya Sakkai (MicrosoftResearch AAsia, China), Takehiro
TYama
amoto (Kyoto Univ.), Shahzzad Rajput (Noortheastern Unniv., USA)4. Machine Trranslation of PatentP
Documeents (PatentMTT) Task Organizzers:

Benjamin K. Tsou (Hong Kong
K
Institute of Education, Hong Kong,PP.R.China), Kaa Po Chow (HHong Kong Ins
stitute of Educcation,
Hong Kong,PP.R.China), Biin Lu (City Univ. of Hong Ko
ong/ Hong Kong Institute off Education, H
Hong Kong, P.RR.China), Eiicchiro
Sumita (NICTT), Isao Goto (NICT)
5. Recognizin
ng Inference inn Text（RITE））Task Organize
ers：

Hiroshi Kanaayama (IBM Research),RNo
oriko Kando (NNII), Tomohidee Shibata（Kyyoto Univ.）, H
Hideki Shima（Carnegie MeellonUniversity, USA）, Koichi Takeda（IBMTM Research）,, Junta Mizunoo（Tohoku Unniv.）,
Teruko Mitammura（Carneggie Mellon Univ.）, Yusuke Miyao（NII））, Yotaro Wataanabe（Tohokku Univ.）,
Shuming Shi（Microsoft ResearchR
Asiaa, P.R.China））, Chuan-Jie Lin（NationalLTaiwanTOceann Univ., Taiwann）, Cheng-WWei Lee（Academiaa Sinica, Taiwaan）
6. Spoken Do
ocument Retrieeval （SpokennDoc）Task Orrganizers：

Kiyoaki Aikawwa (Tokyo Unniv. of Tech), To
omoyosi Akibaa (Toyohashi Univ.
U of Tech), Xinhui Hu (NNational Institu
ute of Informattionand Commu
unications Techhnology), Yoshiaki Itoh (Iwaate Prefectural Univ.),
Tatsuya Kaw
wahara (Kyotoo Univ.), Seiich
hi Nakagawa ((Toyohashi Unniv. of Technology), Hiroaki Nanjo (Ryukooku Univ.), Hiroomitsu
Nishizaki (UUniv. of Yamannashi), Yoichi Yamashita
Y(Rittsumeikan Unniv)
7. - Pilot Task
ks Math (MATHH) Task Organizzers:

Akiko Aizawaa (NII), Michaeel Kohlhase (JJacobs Univ. BBremen, Germmany), Iadh Ounis
O(Univ. off Glasgow, UKK)
Advisor : Fre
edric C. Gey (UUniv. of California, Berkeleyy, USA), Norikoo Kando (NII)
8. Medical Na
atural Languag
ge Processing (MedNLP) Tas
sk Organizers:

Eiji Aramakii (Tokyo Univ.., / JST PRES
STO), Tomoko Okuma (Fuji Xerox Co., Ltdd.),
Yoshinobu Kano (JST PRRESTO / NII),, Mai Miyabe ((Tokyo Univ.), Mizuki Moritaa (Tokyo Univv., / NIBIO)<EVIA 2013>

ProgramP
Chairrs：Ruihua Soong(Microsoft ResearchR
Asiaa, P.R.China),, William Webber(Univ. of M
Maryland, USAA)
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10 Conferenc
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