Joel Mackenzie
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Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

The University of Queensland

About

I am currently a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland. My research focuses on efficient and effective representations for large-scale search engines, including indexing, compression, and retrieval. I am also interested in understanding how to measure improvements in the end-to-end search pipeline, including system-oriented effectiveness measurements and user behaviour analysis. I have a broad interest in data structures and algorithms, as well as empirical experimentation and practically efficient computing.

Previous Positions

From February 2020 to January 2022 I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow on an ARC discovery project with Professor Alistair Moffat at the University of Melbourne. Prior to that, I completed my PhD at RMIT University under the guidance of Professor J. Shane Culpepper and Professor Falk Scholer.

Potential Students

If you are interested in working with me and wish to pursue a higher degree by research, please read the information on my recruiting page to find out more about selection criteria and how to apply.

Interests

  • Information Retrieval
  • Algorithms
  • Data Structures
  • Efficiency
  • Effectiveness
  • Experimentation

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science, 2020

    RMIT University

  • Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons), 2015

    RMIT University

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