The MBC information booklet - RMIT University

CHAPTER 8 Search Engines
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Courses
8.2.1 COSC2306—
Algorithms for
Efficient Data
Engineering
8.2.2 COSC1165—
Intelligent
Web Systems
Chapter 8: Search Engines
The most important development in retrieval systems in recent years is the extraordinary
growth in storage of non-traditional data, in particular text but also multimedia data such as
audio, video, and images.
Everyone is familiar with the search engines available on the web, which index billions of
web pages, but similar technology is used in a wide variety of contexts, from information
providers such as libraries and press agencies to information gatherers such as
intelligence agencies.
Businesses increasingly use such systems for all internal and external documentation.
COSC2306 Algorithms For Efficient Data Engineering presents state-of-the-art algorithms
and data structures for efficient data manipulation and advanced applications, extending
the material in advanced data structures and algorithms courses.
COSC1165 Intelligent Web Systems covers processes for garnering and management of
information on the web.
COSC1168 Internet and Intranet Document Engineering covers the creation and
management of documents, in particular documents intended for the web, covering issues
such as workflow and XML.
Text databases, multimedia databases, and the principles of information retrieval are
covered in ISYS1078 Multimedia Information Retrieval.
The principles and algorithms, and implementation of search engines are covered in
COSC2109 Search Engines. Search engines, and more generally multimedia retrieval
systems, provide users with the ability to query over large volumes of non-relational data.
This data must be created, gathered, and interpreted prior to retrieval.
Pursuant to demand, the courses on offer are:
• COSC2306—Algorithms for Efficient Data Engineering (see page 18)
• COSC1165—Intelligent Web Systems (see page 31)
• COSC1168—Internet and Intranet Document Engineering (see page 20)
• ISYS1078—Multimedia Information Retrieval (see page 20)
The course description can be found on page 18.
The course description can be found on page 31.
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