Searching the Web and Multimedia Databases

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language
BI-VWM	Z,ZK	5	2+1	Czech

Lecturer:

Tomáš Skopal (gar.), Jiří Novák

Tutor:

Tomáš Skopal (gar.), David Hoksza, Jiří Novák

Supervisor:

Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

Students gain basic knowledge concerning retrieval techniques on the web, where the web environment is viewed as a large distributed and heterogenous data repository. In particular, the students shall understand the techniques for retrieving text and hypertext documents (the web pages). Moreover, they shall be aware of similarity retrieval methods focused on heterogenous multimedia databases (unstructured data collections, respectively).

Requirements:

Basic knowledge and skills in algorithmics, programming, data structures and database technologies.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Web space, search engines, web retrieval modalities.

2. Boolean model of information retrieval.

3. Vector model of information retrieval.

4. Link analysis and the web page ranking.

5. Search engine optimization.

6. Semantic web.

7. Introduction to the similarity search in multimedia databases.

8. Similarity queries, aggregation operators.

9. Indexing metric similarity for efficient multimedia retrieval.

10. Approximate similarity retrieval.

11. Advanced similarity search models.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Project topic presentation.

2. Group consultations.

3. Group consultations.

4. Individual consultations.

5. Individual consultations.

6. Project presentation.

7. Project presentation.

Study Objective:

This module is recommended for students that are interested in deeper understanding of web search engines. In particular, text, hypertext, and multimedia retrieval techniques are explored. The retrieval techniques are described in three layers: theoretical (model), algorithmical, and application. Then, in experimental projects the students can implement the methods and employ them in various web applications.

Study materials:

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomT9:347 Novák J. 12:45–14:15 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice NBFIT učebnaroomT9:347 Novák J. 16:15–17:45 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.103) Dejvice NBFIT učebnaroomT9:347 Novák J. 18:00–19:30 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.105) Dejvice NBFIT učebna roomT9:347 Novák J. 12:45–14:15 EVEN WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Dejvice NBFIT učebnaroomT9:347 Novák J. 16:15–17:45 EVEN WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.104) Dejvice NBFIT učebna
Fri	roomT9:107 Skopal T. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Posluchárna

The course is a part of the following study plans:

Web and Multimediac, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (compulsory course of the specialization)
Information Systems and Management, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, in Czech (VO)
Informatics, Version for Students who Enrolled in 2009 and 2010, Presented in Czech (VO)
Informatics (Bachelor)- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (VO)
Information Systems and Management - Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (VO)
Web and Multimedia- Version for those who Enrolled in 2011 and 2012 (in Czech) (compulsory course of the specialization)