CSC 460 Search and Information Retrieval

Search is a cornerstone application of the Web that also plays a critical role in numerous software applications. This course offers a study of Information Retrieval (IR). We cover both classic and modern IR topics, including search engines, text processing, crawling, indexing, ranking, clustering, searching social networks, and integrating search into existing software applications. Students embark on hands-on programming projects, including a larger-scale team-based project. Additional topics include: image, audio, and video search; performance tuning; and the Semantic Web. Corequisite: CSC 321. (3 credits)