Computer Science 590R - Applied Information Retrieval

This is a graduate level course intended to cover information retrieval and other information processing activities, from an applied perspective. There will be numerous programming projects and quizzes. Topics will include: search engine construction (document acquisition, processing, indexing, and querying); learning to rank; information retrieval system performance evaluation; classification and clustering; other machine learning information processing tasks; and many more. This course counts as a CS Elective toward the BS/BA.

Open to undergraduate students who have completed COMPSCI 320 and either COMPSCI 383, 446, or 585, all with a grade of C or better. LECT 01 FOR UNDERGRADS; LECT 02 FOR GRADS. SEATS SAVED IN LECT 02 FOR INCOMING STUDENT REGISTRATION. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.