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IT8802

Advanced Information Retrieval

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Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

This course will be taught every year, starting in fall 2008.
Advanced topics on information retrieval, including text and multimedia information:
- Information retrieval (IR) within specialised search environment (e.g., bioninformatics).
- Different models for IR systems, www search tools
- Indexing and retrieval of semi-structured data, e.g., XML
- Indexing and retrieval of multimedia information

Learning outcome

The students is aimed at learning and undestand the principles, techniques and methods behind advanced information retrieval

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and exercises (assignments).

Compulsory assignments

  • 2 Assigments

Required previous knowledge

IT2801 Information Retrieval or equvalent knowledge. The course is built on the IT2801 course.

Course materials

Given at the start of the semester

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
IT3807 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Informatics

Contact information

Course coordinator

  • Herindrasana Ramampiaro

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science