Fundamentals of Information Retrieval

Fundamentals of Information Retrieval
Concepts and terminology of information retrieval (IR) systems. Design methodologies and issues. Fundamental IR models examined: Boolean, Vector Space, Probabilistic models, and evaluation strategies.
C S
453
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesC S 240
 TaughtSpring
 ProgramsContaining C S 453
Course Outcomes

Understand and evaluate fundamental IR models

  • Boolean
  • Vector Space
  • Probabilistic

Query Processing

Extract, parse, index, and classify source information for query processing

Query Construction

Represent user's information needs, refine user's queries, and construct query results using snippets and categories

Machine Learning

Categorize, cluster, and filter query results using various supervised and unsupervised learning strategies

Analysis

Evaluate the effectiveness, efficiency, and cost of performing searches using search engines