Course Descriptions

IS U535: Information Retrieval

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Discusses information retrieval including: document models, indexing, query techniques and results evaluation; text analysis for searching, indexing and compression; user interfaces for text and multimedia retrieval; digital libraries. Additional topics may include: parallel and distributed architectures; support for multimedia and image retrieval; specialized query strategies; advanced retrieval models. Coursework includes using and evaluating existing IR systems as well as implementing small-scale applications that illustrate indexing and retrieval strategies.

Prerequisites: CS U430.

Credit hours: 4 SH

Course offerings:
• Spring 2004