CSE3201

Information retrieval systems

(IT)

B Srinivasan

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: COT2132 or CSE2132, or COT2138 or CSE2138 + Prohibition: COT3201

Synopsis: Topics include an outline of the multimedia information retrieval problem; functional overview of information retrieval; deterministic models of information retrieval systems; conventional Boolean, fuzzy and vector space model; text analysis and automatic indexing; image, video and speech retrieval and techniques; application and use of retrieval paradigms in web search engines; standards for text markup; automatic query formulation; system-user adaptation and learning mechanisms; intelligent information retrieval; retrieval evaluation; review of new theories and future directions.

Assessment: Examination: 50% + Assignments: 50%