James Allan (computer scientist)

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James Allan
OccupationProfessor of computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

James Allan is the Chair of Faculty and Professor of computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst and was named an ACM Fellow 2020, [1] [2] for his research and contributions to the area of information retrieval. [1] [3] His research has been cited more than 20,000 times (April 2021). [4] In 2019, James Allan was elected to be the treasurer of the Computing Research Association for a term of two years. [5]

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  5. "2019 CRA Board Election Results and FY20 Executive Committee". CRA. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2021-04-13.