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The basic idea is to work in groups of two or three to build a Google-style
search engine which is supreme at finding pages on the University of
Washington family of web sites.
Crucial in this will be spidering strategy, index structures, snippet summary extraction, and ranking algorithms (specifically those based on hypertext analysis techniques). The project will be broken into parts, each with its own deadline and turn-in deliverables.
As will become clear, the project is open-ended. There are many ideas to try, and some are harder than others. Furthermore, there are a number of interesting experiments to do to see which approaches work best. Our grading system will take into account the difficulty of what each group attempts as well as how well the effort is executed. So don't be afraid to try and implement a new idea if you have it (however, we suggest that you first check with us if you think you have especially bold ideas - our feedback may be helpful). So there are a number of ways of excelling in your project:
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