Research Profile
Manage your research profile and expertise keywords used for submission-reviewer matching
Your research profile helps track chairs match you with submissions that fit your expertise. It combines three types of keywords to build a complete picture of your research areas.
How It Works
When you take on a conference role, PaperFox automatically runs AI Profile Discovery — it searches the web for your publications (Google Scholar, ORCID, Semantic Scholar, etc.) and extracts expertise keywords. You'll receive an email with the results: what it found the first time, and afterwards what changed, or that nothing did.
All your keywords are combined and used by the Auto Assign Reviewers feature to match you with relevant submissions.
Access Your Research Profile
- Click your profile icon in the top right corner
- Select Settings
- Click Research Profile in the sidebar
Research Links
Add URLs to your academic profiles so track chairs can verify your expertise:
- Google Scholar — Your citation profile
- ORCID — Your researcher identifier
- Semantic Scholar — Your publication profile
- ResearchGate — Your research network profile
- Personal Website — Your academic homepage
These links are also used by AI Profile Discovery to find your publications more accurately.
Three Types of Keywords
Your profile uses three types of keywords, each with a different source and color:
System Keywords (purple)
Automatically extracted from submissions you've submitted in PaperFox. These are read-only and update whenever your submissions change. You cannot edit them. This section only appears once you have submissions.
Your Expertise Keywords (green)
Keywords you add manually. You have full control — add, edit, or remove these anytime.
- Type a keyword (e.g., "machine learning", "NLP")
- Press Enter or click "Add Keyword"
- Click the x on any keyword to remove it
AI-Discovered Keywords (blue)
Automatically discovered from your recent publications via web search. These are replaced each time you run AI Profile Discovery.
You can remove individual AI keywords by clicking the x on each one. Removed keywords won't reappear until the next discovery run.
Running AI Profile Discovery
To discover or refresh your AI keywords:
- Click "AI Profile Discovery (10 credits)" at the bottom of the page
- Wait 30-90 seconds while the AI searches for your publications
- Review the results and click "Save Changes"
Credits required
AI Profile Discovery costs 10 credits per run. When you take on a new conference role, discovery runs automatically at no cost to you — at most once a year, and only if your profile hasn't been refreshed since. You'll get an email telling you what changed, or that nothing did.
If discovery doesn't find results (e.g., no public Google Scholar or ORCID profile), add your keywords manually using Your Expertise Keywords.
Save Your Profile
After making changes, click "Save Changes" (or "Verify & Save" if your profile hasn't been verified yet).
Your profile status shows:
- Profile Verified — Your profile is complete and active
- Not Verified — Review and save your profile to complete setup