CS276ATextInformationRetrieval,Mining,andExploitation.pptVIP

Course grading Project: 75% Broken into several incremental deliverables Paper appraisal/evaluation/project tool evaluation in earlier May: 25% Paper appraisal Read and critically appraise the system/tool your project uses and/or a recent research paper (e.g. SIGIR, WWW conferences) which is relevant to your project By April 24, obtain instructor confirmation on content you will read. Propose what to do no later than April 17 By May 12 turn in a slide report/web site Summarize and include relevant content. Compare it to other work in the area Discuss interesting issue/research directions that arise. Get ready for a short presentation. Project Opportunity to devote time to a substantial research project Typically a substantive programming project. Or in-depth analysis/comparison of methods and evaluation. Work in teams of 1 or 2 students Topic can be selected towards your interests Meet with me to discuss options Project Due April 14: Project group and project idea Decision on project group Brief description of project area/topic We’ll provide initial feedback Due April 21: Project proposal Should break project execution into three phases – Block 1, Block 2 and Block 3 Each phase should have a tangible deliverable Block 1 delivery due May 5 Block 2 due May 19 Block 3 (final project report) due June 9th Week of June 7: Student project presentations Project - breakdown 10% for initial project proposal Scope, timeline, cleanliness of measurements Writeup should state problem being solved, related prior work, approach you propose and what you will measure. 10% for deliveries each of Blocks 1, 2 30% for final delivery of Block 3 Must turn in a writeup Components measured will be overall scope, writeup, code quality, fit/finish. Writeup should be ~8 pages Project Presentations Project presentations in class (about 10 mins per group): Great opportunities to get feedback. April 23/26: Students present project plans Week of June 7: Final project presentations Wh