Computer Science 791U - S-Adv Topics in Info Retrieval

A seminar in which students will read, present, and discuss research papers on recent and advanced topics in Information Retrieval (IR). Students are expected to read up to two papers per week. For one or more sessions in the semester, students are expected to make summary presentations and lead discussion of the papers. Students should have taken COMPSCI 646, Information Retrieval, or a comparable course. This seminar assumes prior knowledge of fundamental information retrieval concepts.

Open to Masters and PhD Computer Science students only. SECT 01=3 CR; SECT 02=1 CR. THE OPTION FOR 3 CREDITS INCLUDES A PROJECT WITH PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO READ UP TO TWO PAPERS PER WEEK. ONE OR MORE ATTENDEES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRESENTING A 10-15 MINUTE SUMMARY OF EACH PAPER AND HELP LEAD DISCUSSION OF THE PAPERS. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESEARCHERS WILL BE ASKED TO RELATE THEIR WORK TO THE PAPERS. A PREREQUISITE FOR THIS SEMINAR IS COMPSCI 646, THE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL COURSE, OR ITS EQUIVALENT. CONTACT HAMED ZAMANI (zamani@cs.umass.edu) OR JAMES ALLAN (allan@cs.umass.edu) IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND.