Information Retrieval 101

Georg M. Sorst, Head of Search Engineering @

Administrative

Me

Georg M. Sorst
Head of Search Engineering @ ( formerly )
Leading E-Commerce recommendation & search provider

Grading

Final grade: 3x Final project, 2x participation, 1x homework
Final project: Find data set, build search.
Participation helps us learn better together.
Asking questions is also participation!
Some coding homework during the semester.
Exam optional

During the lecture

To help us stay awake I will pick random people from the Wheel of Names to answer questions during the lecture.
Have a question? Too slow? Too fast? Let me know right away!
Who will be my timekeeper? Time to spin the Wheel.

← These slides contain small comprehension questions for you.

I will pick a random person to answer the question.