Dr. Jim Jansen has authored or co-authored 380 or so research publications, with articles appearing in a multi-disciplinary range of journals and conferences. He is co-author of the book, Understanding Audiences, Customers, and Users via Analytics – An Introduction to the Employment of Web, Social, and Other Types of Digital People Data (Springer Nature), Data-Driven Personas (Springer Nature), author of the book Understanding Sponsored Search: A Coverage of the Core Elements of Keyword Advertising (Cambridge University Press), author of the book Understanding User - Web Interactions Via Web Analytics, co-author of the book, Web Search: Public Searching of the Web, and co-editor of the book Handbook of Research on Weblog Analysis. Dr. Jansen is a ACM Distinguished Speaker.
Dr. Jansen is a Principal Scientist in the artificial intelligence (AI) group of the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI). He is a graduate of West Point and has a Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University, along with master degrees from Texas A&M (computer science) and Troy State (international relations). Dr. Jim Jansen served in the U.S. Army as an Infantry enlisted soldier and communication commissioned officer.
Professor Jim Jansen is editor-in-chief of the journal, Information Processing & Management (Elsevier), a member of the editorial boards of seven international journals, interim editor-in-chief of the journal International Journal of Information Management, former editor-in-chief of the journal, Internet Research (Emerald), and he has served on the research committee for the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO). He has received several awards and honors, including an ACM Research Award, six application development awards, and a university-level teaching award, along with other writing, publishing, research, teaching, and leadership honors.
Professor Jansen has served as a Senior Fellow at the Pew Research Center with the Pew Internet and American Life Project and a university expert with the National Ground Intelligence Center.
Jim has held several jobs, including busboy, dishwasher, janitor, cook, and movie projectionist. Jim served in the US Army as an enlisted soldier in the Infantry and the Signal Corps as an officer. After serving in the military, he transitioned to his second career in academia.
(current as of 2024) Dr. Bernard J. Jansen
Areas of Research
Web search research, web searching research, search engines research, information retrieval research, information searching research, information searching and retrieval research, ecommerce research, sponsored search research, online marketing research, online advertising research, online branding research, Google AdWords research, PPC research, Pay-per-click research, keyword advertising research, second screens research, cross screens research, dual screens research, customer segmentation research, audience segmentation research, user segment research, persona research, personas research, persona profiles research, information science research, library research, web analytics research, digital analytics research
Web search research, web searching research, search engines research, information retrieval research, information searching research, information searching and retrieval research, ecommerce research, sponsored search research, online marketing research, online advertising research, online branding research, Google AdWords research, PPC research, Pay-per-click research, keyword advertising research, second screens research, cross screens research, dual screens research, customer segmentation research, audience segmentation research, user segment research, persona research, personas research, persona profiles research, information science research, library research, web analytics research, digital analytics research