ITCS6155/8155             Knowledge Based Systems                 Spring 2012


The class does not require any textbook.

Course Outline

Lectures and Papers

Additional Links

ONE STUDENT PROJECT:
Implement personalized music recommender system (flexible system which identifies music pieces in MDB satisfying certain user queries). MDB means Sample Music Database Repository.

GROUP PROJECT:
Implement music recommender system (flexible system which identifies music pieces in MDB satisfying certain user queries). MDB means Sample Music Database Repository.

Mood Vector Calculation: Advise on the strategy

MUSIC DATA:
Here is the link to the music data for 100 songs (in each session you are asked to annotate 40 of them): [ http://webpages.uncc.edu/~acohen24/MusicData.xlsx ] or [ http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~ras/MusicData-ITCS6155.xlsx ]

Your project should be sent by email to ras@uncc.edu and acohen24@uncc.edu.

Software

Timetable & Information about Test, Project, and Grading

  • Classes begin: January 11 (Wednesday), 2012
  • Spring Break: March 5-11
  • Class Attendance: 10 points [you can miss only 3 classes]
  • Midterm: March 21 (Wednesday) [maximum 30 points]
  • Project - deadline to submit: April 30 (Monday) [maximum 30 points]
  • Final: May 9 (Wednesday), 11:00am - 1:30pm, Room: Woodward 135 [maximum 30 points]
Grade A - (86-100 points), Grade B - (71-85 points), Grade C - (51-70 points).

Sample Problems

Problems II (WORD format)

Problems Final Exam (WORD format)

Class meetings:

            Location: Woodward Hall 135
            Time: Wednesday, 12:30pm - 3:15pm


Instructor:       Zbigniew W. Ras

Office: Location: Woodward Hall 430C
Telephone: 704-687-8574
Office Hours: Wednesday: 3:15-5:15pm
e-mail: ras@uncc.edu

TA:       Amanda Mostafavi

Office: Location: Woodward Hall 432 (KDD Lab.)
Telephone: 704-687-8546
Office Hours: Wednesday [10:00am-12:15pm]
e-mail: acohen24@uncc.edu