NDAK20002U Neural Information Retrieval (NIR)
MSc Programme in Computer Science
The course objective is to offer an advanced introduction into information retrieval. The goal is to understand and model how people search for, access and use information, in order to design and evaluate reliable retrieval algorithms. Through realistic and sound projects, the course aims to stimulate and prepare students for their MSc thesis work.
The course will focus on these main questions:
- How can we design efficient retrieval systems?
- How can we design effective retrieval systems?
Content in detail:
Architecture of an IR system
- Basic building blocks
- Crawling, filtering and storing information
- Ranking with indexes
Information ranking models
- Deep learning for search engines
- Probabilistic & machine learning models
- Complex queries and combining evidence
- Domain-specific ranking
- Evaluation and optimisation
Knowledge of
- The basic architecture of retrieval systems
- The basic models and techniques for collecting, storing and ranking information
- Different criteria for information retrieval evaluation
Skills in
Students should be able to transfer the above knowledge to real-world tasks by:
- Designing appropriate strategies for crawling, storing and ranking information
- Planning and carrying out appropriate evaluations
Given a working retrieval system, students should be able to:
- Diagnose problems in its main information processing functions
- Design and calibrate appropriate solutions
Competences to
- Explain the basic information retrieval principles to both laymen and specialists
- Use standard procedures and practices when designing or implementing information retrieval solutions
- Present evaluation analyses and results in a proper format of a written report such that a technically qualified person can follow and obtain similar findings
The literature consists of seminal research and review articles
from central journals and selected papers from peer-reviewed
conferences, textbooks and research reports. This is supplemented
with practical experience gained through lab sessions.
The literature will be listed in Absalon.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
It is not allowed to pass both courses.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 28
- Preparation
- 14
- Theory exercises
- 57
- Practical exercises
- 57
- Project work
- 50
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- PortfolioThe elements included in the exam are:
(i) submission of the student’s own project report, and
(ii) oral presentation of the student's own project. - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
- Re-exam
For the re-exam the student must submit a new projects/assignments no later than three weeks before the re-exam date.
Additionally an 20-minute oral examination without preparation will be administered covering the full course syllabus. All aids are allowed for the oral examination.
The part-examinations/assignments must be individually approved. The final grade is based on an overall assesment.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcome.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NDAK20002U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- No limit
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Computer Science
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Maria Maistro (mm@di.ku.dk)