Key Applications

Why User Simulation?

Model User Behavior

Understand and replicate human interaction patterns with AI systems

Generate Synthetic Data

Create training data at scale for developing robust AI systems

Evaluate Systems

Evaluate search, recommender, and conversational AI

Our Resources

Essential tools
for user simulation

Explore simulation frameworks, research papers, tutorials, and community events to advance your understanding of user simulation techniques.

Simulation Toolkits

Access open-source frameworks and libraries for implementing user simulation across search engines, recommender systems, and conversational AI.

User Simulation Toolkits

Research Bibliography

Explore a curated collection of seminal and recent research papers on user simulation methodologies.

Research Bibliography

Learning Tutorials

Step-by-step tutorials and hands-on guides for building and deploying user simulation models. Learn from practical examples, best practices, and real-world case studies.

Tutorials and Guides

Community Events

Join workshops, webinars, and conferences focused on user simulation research. Connect with fellow researchers, share insights, and stay updated.

Community Events

Our Purpose

Building the Future
of System Evaluation

Our Mission

To create a collaborative platform that brings together researchers, practitioners, and students interested in user simulation techniques. We aim to advance the field by sharing knowledge, tools, and best practices for evaluating information access systems through computational user modeling.

Our Vision

We envision a future where user simulation becomes a standard evaluation methodology across search engines, recommender systems, and conversational AI. By fostering an open community, we strive to accelerate research progress and bridge the gap between academic innovation and real-world applications.