H6333

Information Retrieval Systems

 

Course Director: Dr. Suliman Hawamdeh

Lecture/Tutorials: Thursday 1830 - 2145

 

Course Description

The course covers the major theories and techniques of information processing and information retrieval. The main areas are information retrieval models, automatic indexing and classification, text processing methods, Design of interactive retrieval systems, Image and multimedia retrieval systems, Internet search engines, information visualization and human interfaces.

Course Objectives

  1. Understand the concepts and principles of information retrieval systems (IRS).

  2. Understand the major information retrieval models.

  3. Familiar with the steps involved in implementing an information retrieval system.

  4. To understand the current trends in information retrieval systems and the role of IRS in new technologies such as document imaging and the Internet.

 

Course Schedule

Class

Date

Topic

1

14/1/1999

Introduction to Information Retrieval

  • What is Information Retrieval ( IR)?
  • Types of Information Retrieval Systems
  • Experimental & Industrial IRS

2

21/1/1999

Information Storage and Data Structure

  • Structured vs Unstructured Data
  • File Structure and Indexing Techniques
  • Storage Media for Storing Structured and Unstructured Data

3

28/1/1999

Document Representation and Document Processing

  • Data Structure vs Document Structure
  • Automatic Indexing and Parsing
  • Manual Indexing and Control Vocabulary
  • Knowledge representation

4

4/2/1999

Information Retrieval Models

  • Vector Space Model
  • Probabilistic Retrieval Model

5

11/2/1999

Information Retrieval Model

  • Boolean Retrieval Model
  • Fuzzy Logic Model
  • Network Model

6

18/2/1999

Query Processing

  • Natural Language Query
  • Term Conflation and Stemming
  • Query Expansion
  • Browsing and Navigation

7

25/2/1999

Relevance Feedback

  • Relevance Feedback and Relevance Ranking
  • Relevance Feedback as a Form of Query expansion
  • Relevance Feedback and Learning Systems

8

11/3/1999

AI and IR

  • Natural Language Processing
  • IR based Expert Systems
  • Transactions in SQL

9

18/3/1999

Information Retrieval on the Internet

  • Internet Search engines
  • Web Based Information Retrieval Agents

10

25/3/1999

Hypertext and Hypermedia

  • Definition and data structure
  • Indexing and Retrieval in Hypertext
  • Applications and Implications

11

1/4/1999

Image and Multimedia Retrieval

  • Imaging and Multimedia Standards
  • Data Structure and Indexing
  • Content Based Image and Video Indexing

12

8/4/1999

Information Visualization and User Interfaces

  • Definition
  • Design Issues
  • Usability Studies

13

15/4/1999

Review

Summary and Conclusion

Readings

Assessment