Teaching

Summer 2024

DIS12/BdK2.4 - Information Retrieval

This lecture provides knowledge about history, methods and techniques of information retrieval and search engine technology.

Study program
Data and Information Science (B.Sc.), Bibliothek und digitale Kommunikation (B.A.), 2rd semester
Course type
Lecture (2h) and tutorial (2h)
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer

DIS25 - Natural Language Processing

In this lecture the basic techniques of NLP will be taught. However, the lecture does not only provide the theory but also the implementation of the relevant NLP procedures.

Study program
Data and Information Science (B.Sc.), 6th semester
Course type
Lecture (2h) and project (2h)
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer

Winter 2024/2025

DIS08 - Data Modelling

In this module, methods, tools and formats for the preparation, structuring and transformation of arbitrary data and information are presented and their practical use in laboratory practicals is practiced. The focus is on the various steps necessary to bring any digital data and information into a uniform form and to enable structured further processing.

Study program
Data and Information Science (B.Sc.), 3nd semester
Course type
Lecture (2h) and project (2h)
Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer

DIS17.1 - Search Engine Technologies

In this the general techniques and modules with-in a search engine are explained. The students learn to build and evaluate their one search engine based on state-of-the-art toolkits like Lucene, Solr or Elasticsearch.

Study program
Data and Information Science (B.Sc.), 5th semester
Course type
Seminar (2h)
Lecturers
Dr. Johann Schaible
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer

DIS18 - Project Knowledge Discovery

This project introduces the students to current topics of the research focus Knowledge Discovery. The students get setup their own project structure and do their own research and development project.

Study program
Data and Information Science (B.Sc.), 5th semester
Course type
Project (4h)
Lecturers
Sven Wöhrle, M.Sc.
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schaer
Prof. Dr. Gernot Heisenberg
Prof. Dr. Klaus Lepsky