Computer Science 546 - Applied Information Retrieval

This course is 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.

Open to junior and senior Computer Science 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.