Which researchers have made the most significant advancements in recommender system research? (ChatGPT)

My prediction is that in the foreseeable future, researchers will not only worry about their Google Scholar profile but also about what ChatGPT (or similar services) say about them. And probably even worse: One day, hiring committee members will consult ChatGPT for advice. What do you think?

Human: Which researchers have made the most significant advancements in recommender system research?

ChatGPT: There are many researchers who have made significant advancements in the field of recommender systems, and it’s difficult to determine who has made the most significant contributions. However, some researchers who are widely recognized for their contributions include:

1. Prof. Joseph A. Konstan and Prof. John Riedl from the University of Minnesota, who are known for their work on collaborative filtering and the GroupLens research lab.
2. Prof. Yehuda Koren from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, who is known for his work on matrix factorization techniques for recommender systems.
3. Dr. Susan Dumais from Microsoft Research, who is known for her work on information retrieval and personalized search.
4. Dr. Francesco Ricci from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, who is known for his work on evaluation methods for recommender systems.
5. Dr. Alexandros Karatzoglou from Telefonica Research, who is known for his work on latent factor models and deep learning techniques for recommender systems.
6. Dr. Dietmar Jannach from the Technical University of Applied Sciences, who is known for his work on hybrid and content-based recommendation techniques.
7. Dr. Lars Schmidt-Thieme from the University of Hildesheim, who is known for his work on evaluation, diversity, and ranking in recommender systems.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and there are many other researchers who have made important contributions to the field of recommender systems.