The reviews are now due 1 day before the paper discussion in class. The
due time of presentation slides are not changed.
The slides S1 and S2 are posted.
01/29:
I have created a list of background papers for DB/DM/IR. They are not
required. But I strongly encourage you to read those that you are unfamiliar
with. They are surely very helpful for understanding the required papers and
working on course project.
The list is on the resource page.
Paper Review: (Required for everyone,
including the one that presents the paper.)
Due at 11:59pm, two days before the scheduled paper is discussed. For example,
R1 (the review of paper P1) is due at 11:59pm, Sunday, Feb. 3rd.
Paper Presentation Slides: (Required only for the
presenter of the paper.)
Due at 11:59pm, two days before the scheduled paper is discussed. For example,
S3 (the slides of paper P3) is due at 11:59pm, Sunday, Feb. 10th.
Every student is required to present at least one paper. You are also
encouraged to volunteer to present one more. (Those volunteers will get some
bonus points.)
For the 1 (or 2, if you volunteer) paper that you want to present,
please post a message in the WebCT newsgroup
(thread "Lectures, discussion of papers"), using the paper number and title as
the subject. For example,
If you want to present paper P3 and P8, post two messages: one with subject
"P3: EntityRank: Searching Entities Directly and Holistically", another with
subject "P8: Automatic construction of multifaceted browsing interfaces".
When you select the papers, look at other students' messages and avoid
selecting a paper that is already taken.
Slides on course projects are posted in WebCT. Make
sure to do the following on time:
(1) Find partners (each group has 2 members). Talk to me if you want to have
3, or want to work individually.
(2) Post your group and topic information on WebCT (thread: “Course Project”),
by Feb. 2nd, in the following format:
Subject of the message:
GroupName: Topic
Content of the message:
GroupName (FirstName1 LastName1, FirstName2 LastName2)
Topic
Short description of the topic
-- avoid a topic that is already posted by some other group
-- Some suggested topics are in the slides. You are encouraged to proposed
your own topic.
(3) Come to my office anytime 9am-5pm (except 12-1pm), on Monday Feb. 4th, to
discuss the topic.
(4) Submit Project proposal on WebCT, by Feb. 14th. There are entries created
for assignments related to course project.
01/24:
The lecture notes 3,4 are posted on the schedule page.
01/18:
HW0 is posted in WebCT. Follow the instruction to finish
it.