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Carla Teixeira Lopes is an assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal. She is also a researcher at INESC TEC since 2014. She received a PhD in Informatics Engineering from the University of Porto in 2013. Her research interests lie at the intersection of information retrieval and human-computer interaction. She is interested in studying information search behaviour and in developing tools that help people search more successfully. Lately, she has been focused in exploring how context can help improve the experience of health consumers searching the Web.

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2023

A Social Media Tool for Domain-Specific Information Retrieval - A Case Study in Human Trafficking

Authors
Grine, T; Lopes, CT;

Publication
MACHINE LEARNING AND PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY IN DATABASES, ECML PKDD 2022, PT I

Abstract
In a world increasingly present online, people are leaving a digital footprint, with valuable information scattered on the Web, in an unstructured manner, beholden to the websites that keep it. While there are potential harms in being able to access this information readily, such as enabling corporate surveillance, there are also significant benefits when used, for example, in journalism or investigations into Human Trafficking. This paper presents an approach for retrieving domain-specific information present on the Web using Social Media platforms as a gateway to other content existing on any website. It begins by identifying relevant profiles, then collecting links shared in posts to webpages related to them, and lastly, extracting and indexing the information gathered. The tool developed based on this approach was tested for a case study in the domain of Human Trafficking, more specifically in sexual exploitation, showing promising results and potential to be applied in a real-world scenario.

2023

Research Image Management Practices Reported by Scientific Literature: An Analysis by Research Domain

Authors
Rodrigues J.; Lopes C.T.;

Publication
Open Information Science

Abstract
Research data management is essential for safeguarding and prospecting data generated in a scientific context. Specific issues arise regarding data in image format, as this data typology poses particular challenges and opportunities; however, not much attention has been given to data as images. We reviewed 109 articles from several research domains where images were used either as data or metadata to understand how researchers specifically deal with this data format, and what are your habits and behaviors. We use the Web of Science (WoS), considering its five main areas of research. We included in the initial corpus the most relevant articles by research domain, selecting the ten most cited articles in WoS, by year, between 2010 and 2021. The selected articles should be in English and in open access. The results found that images have been used in scientific works numerous times, but, unfortunately, few are those in which they are the central element of the study. Photography is the type of image most used in most domains. In terms of the instruments used, the Technology and Life Sciences and Biomedicine domains use the microscope more, while the Arts and Humanities and Physical Sciences domains use the camera more. We found that the images are mostly produced in the context of the project, rather than reused by third parties. As for their collection scenario, these are mostly produced/used in a laboratory context. The overwhelming majority of the images present in the articles are digital, and only a small part is analog. We verify that Arts and Humanities are more likely to perform qualitative types of analyses, while Life Sciences and Biomedicine overwhelmingly use quantitative analyses. As for the issues of sharing and depositing, Life Sciences and Biomedicine is the domain that stands out the most in the tasks of depositing and sharing images. It was found that the licenses of a project are intrinsically related to the motivations for sharing results with third parties. Description, a fundamental step in the data management process, is neglected by a large number of researchers. The images are mostly not described or annotated and when this happens, researchers don't provide much detail about this.

2023

The Evolution of Web Search User Interfaces - An Archaeological Analysis of Google Search Engine Result Pages

Authors
Oliveira, B; Lopes, CT;

Publication
Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, CHIIR 2023, Austin, TX, USA, March 19-23, 2023

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2023

From 10 Blue Links Pages to Feature-Full Search Engine Results Pages - Analysis of the Temporal Evolution of SERP Features

Authors
Oliveira, B; Lopes, CT;

Publication
Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, CHIIR 2023, Austin, TX, USA, March 19-23, 2023

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2023

Images as Metadata: A New Perspective for Describing Research Data

Authors
Rodrigues, J; Teixeira Lopes, C;

Publication
Journal of Library Metadata

Abstract
Indispensable in many contexts, images are fundamental in the tasks of representation and transmission of information. In the scientific context, images can be tools for researchers seeking to see their data properly managed. Research data management guides in this direction as it determines necessary phases in the life cycle of projects. The description phase is fundamental as it is an essential means for data context, safeguarding, and reuse. The description often occurs through metadata models composed of descriptors capable of attributing context. However, there is one common aspect: the values associated with these descriptors are always textual or numeric. Through studies and work developed over the last few years, we propose a new approach to description, where images can have a preponderant role in the description of data, assuming the role of metadata. We present several pieces of evidence, point out their challenges and determine the opportunities this new perspective can have in the research. Images have specific characteristics that can be leveraged in improving data description. Historical evidence establish that images have always been used and produced in research, yet their representational ability has never been harnessed to describe data and give more context to the scientific process. ©, Joana Rodrigues and Carla Teixeira Lopes. Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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2022

Automatic Categorization of Health-related Messages in Online Health Communities

Author
João Paulo Gomes Torres Abelha

Institution
UP-FEUP

2022

Real-Time Prediction of Wikipedia Articles' Quality

Author
Pedro Miguel Braga Barbosa Lopes Moás

Institution
UP-FEUP

2022

A Social Media Tool for Domain-Specific Information Retrieval - A Case Study in Human Trafficking

Author
Tito Alexandre Trindade Griné

Institution
UP-FEUP

2022

Integration of models for linked data in cultural heritage and contributions to the FAIR principles

Author
Inês Dias Koch

Institution
UP-FEUP

2022

Digital images as data and metadata: description requirements for information retrieval and semantic interoperability

Author
Joana Patrícia de Sousa Rodrigues

Institution
UP-FEUP