Seminar Selected Topics in Media Informatics - Einzelansicht

COURSE CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Seminar participants will explore current research trends and established approaches in the broad field of Media Informatics. Topics covered on the seminar include, but are not limited to the areas of:

Data & Information Science Applications

Blockchain Applications & Cryptocurrencies

Natural Language Processing & Information Retrieval

Multimedia Retrieval

Web-based Application Development

Information Extraction

Participants can choose to complete either a theoretical or a practical research project as part of this seminar.

For the theoretical research project, participants will pick a topic according to their own interests, or from a pool of suggestions that will be provided. For their topic, the participants will give an overview of the state-of-the-art relevant to that topic in a presentation during the seminar (30 min) and a term paper (8 - 10 pages per person, ACM style) due at the end of the seminar.

The theoretical research project is best suited to compile a state-of-the-art review in preparation of a subsequent practical BA/MA project and/or thesis in the same area.

For the practical research project, participants will implement a system that solves an applied real-world problem. Participants can suggest a problem or choose from a number of suggestions that will be provided. In addition to delivering a fully functioning application, completing this seminar requires a giving a presentation (30 min) about the project and a compiling a developer documentation for the application (min 3 pages ACM style per person).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Seminar participants will gain an overview of the state-of-the-art technologies for different Media Informatics problems. They will be able to describe the current research trends, research challenges, and the predominant approaches for tackling these research challenges.

For the theoretical research project, each participant will perform an in-depth literature review on current research approaches that address a particular research task. The participants will present their findings in an academic paper and a 30-minute-long presentation during one of the seminar sessions. Through this process, which the lecturers supervise and guide, the participants will train their ability to:

• find, organize, and systematically read relevant research papers;
• analyze, compare, and contrast research approaches and findings;
• structure, write, and format an academic paper;
• present their work using appropriate presentation techniques and presentation aids;
• answer questions and discuss their work with peers.

For the practical research project, participants will choose an applied real-world problem. The participants will design and implement a method or application that addresses the identified problem. By completing this task, participants will gain hands-on experience in application development.

By successfully completing the seminar, participants will achieve valuable preparation in terms of the knowledge and the methodological skills required to successfully complete a bachelor’s or master’s project in the Media Informatics field.

Topic-specific literature will be provided during the first session.

For the theoretical research project:

1. presentation (30 min)
2. term paper (8-10 pages per person, ACM style)

For the practical research project:

1. Developed application
2. Presentation (30 min)
3. Developer documentation (min 3 pages per person, ACM style)

Group work is possible for both project types.