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Recommender Systems in Theory and Practice

News

  • [Nov 30, 2012] Date and location for the 2nd session have changed (now Jan 25 and 26, SR 02-016/18, Geb. 101)
  • [Oct 16, 2012] The time and location for the first session has changed (now 10am s.t. to 2pm, Geb. 078, 00-014)
  • [Oct 14, 2012] All seats are taken, only wait list available

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Seminar Content

  • Recommender systems have come of age and have become integral parts of our everyday life on the Web. They represent suitable means for decision support and are thus of utter practical relevance while - at the same time - being based on solid theoretical foundations in statistics and machine learning.
  • At the same time, while having those solid theoretical foundations, recommender systems also exhibit very practical aspects and thus represent a domain of research where theory and practice keep driving the frontier in tandem, making recommender systems research one of the most vividly investigated.
  • The seminar at hand aims to investigate the foundations and algorithmic clockworks of recommender systems, their limitations and applications to different domains, as well as their practical use.

Application Procedure

  • We kindly ask prospective participants to apply via HIS-LSF for participation in the indicated seminar
  • Please note that the number of participants is limited to 10.

Administrative Stuff

  • The seminar is organized as an en bloc seminar, consisting of two session with mandatory participation.
  • Session I: The first session will be held on Friday, Oct 26, 2012, from 10am to 2pm (Room 00-014, Geb. 078). The aim of this first session is to provide all participants with basic knowledge about recommender systems and what will be asked of students in terms of presentation skills and the writing of a scientific report, present the topics to be elaborated in presentations, and assign topics to participants. Moreover, the first session will address the organization of the second session, to be held over the weekend (Friday plus Saturday).
  • Session II: The second session will feature the oral presentations of all 10 participants and take place Friday, Dec 14, 2pm - Saturday, Dec 15, open end (Geb. 101., SR 02-016/18).
  • Additional information:
    • ECTS: 4 cr. (equals 2 SWS)
    • Location: As indicated for each session (session I: Geb. 078, 00-014; session II: Geb. 101, SR 02-016/18)
    • Language: English/German
    • Time: 2 sessions: Friday, Oct 26, 2012, 10am - 2pm and Friday, Jan 25, time tbd, to Jan 26, open end

Prerequisites for Passing

  • Participation in both sessions
  • Submission of written report (5-10 pages DIN A4, 12 pt., single-spaced, one-column) by January 11, 2013
  • Oral presentation of each participant (English or German); presentation 35 mins, discussion and question 10 mins; note that presentations have to be in PPT and need to follow the format template handed out in the first session
  • Final presentations need to be submitted by Jan 18 the latest, by email (cai.ziegler at hotmail dot de)
  • Participation in discussions and the quality of questions raised is also part of the final grade assigned
  • The final grade is composed 75% oral presentation plus participation in discussions and 25% written report

Topics and References

  • Topics and references are contained in the PDF document at hand: (Download disabled)
  • Note that the indicated paper references are only meant as starting point. Students are highly encouraged to search for other suitable references.