This course describes some of the theory and engineering aspects of Web search engines.
Grading: 70 points in 3 HW assignments during the semester, 30 points in a final assignment after the semester.
1. (15 points, individual assignment, after week 4) Problem sheet
2. (30 points, in pairs, after week 7) Programming assignment - tweaking the Lucene open-source search library
3. (25 points, format TBD, after week 11) Problem sheet
4. (30 points, format TBD, after semester) Problem sheet based on reading papers in the field.
Grading: 70 points in 3 HW assignments during the semester, 30 points in a final assignment after the semester.
1. (15 points, individual assignment, after week 4) Problem sheet
2. (30 points, in pairs, after week 7) Programming assignment - tweaking the Lucene open-source search library
3. (25 points, format TBD, after week 11) Problem sheet
4. (30 points, format TBD, after semester) Problem sheet based on reading papers in the field.