This 3-point course describes some of the theory and engineering aspects of Web search engines.Grading: the grade in this course is determined by 4 homework assignments (no exam). All assignments shall be done in pairs, but each may include an individual component as well.
1. (20 points, after week 2) Problem sheet*
2. (30 points, after week 6) Programming assignment – tweaking the Lucene open-source search library
3. (25 points, after week 10) Problem sheet
4. (25 points, after semester) Problem sheet*
* May involve reading papers in the field
1. (20 points, after week 2) Problem sheet*
2. (30 points, after week 6) Programming assignment – tweaking the Lucene open-source search library
3. (25 points, after week 10) Problem sheet
4. (25 points, after semester) Problem sheet*
* May involve reading papers in the field