10th Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval (RuSSIR 2016)

The 10 Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval (RuSSIR 2016) was held on August 22–26 in Saratov, Russia. The school was co-organized by Saratov National Research State University and the Russian Information Retrieval Evaluation Seminar (ROMIP). The RuSSIR school series started in 2007 and has evolved into a renowned academic event with extensive international participation [1, 2, 3]. Previously, RuSSIR has taken place in Yekaterinburg, Taganrog, Petrozavodsk, Voronezh, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Kazan, and Nizhny Novgorod. Over the years, many RuSSIR courses have been taught by world-renowned researchers in Information Retrieval (IR) and related areas. Saratov is located in the European part of Russia. Situated on the Volga river, it is known for its 3-km-long beautiful bridge connecting Saratov and Engels. Saratov has many cultural and historical sites. The Volga embankment and Kirov avenue are the two main streets for a pleasant walk along the river and for exploring the city. Saratov State University (SSU) has the status of a National Research University, with longstanding excellent educational programs in Mathematics and Computer Science. The SSU pro-