This document provides instructions on how to build a basic search engine in two days. It discusses implementing semantic search capabilities to better understand user intent through techniques like handling synonyms, generalizations, concept matching and natural language queries. It also outlines the architecture required, including using Flask as a web framework, Spacy for query parsing, Gensim and Fasttext for word embeddings, and generating word clouds and results. Feedback from testing is suggested to improve reliability and user-friendliness.

1. HOW TO BUILD A
SEARCH ENGINE
(IN TWO DAYS)

4. SEARCH IS
NOT SEXY

5. I don’t have anything
against the search idea,
but it just doesn’t click for
me at this point.

7. SEARCH IS
SUPERSEXY

9. HOW TO BUILD A
SEARCH ENGINE
(IN TWO DAYS)

11. SEMANTIC
FAST
RELIABLE
USER-FRIENDLY

12. SEMANTIC
SEARCH?

13. Semantic search seeks to improve search
accuracy by understanding the searcher's intent
and the contextual meaning of search terms

14. HANDLING
- synonyms
- generalizations
- concept matching
- natural language queries and questions

15. SEMANTIC
QUERY PARSING

16. ILLNESS
I’m sick
=
I’m ill
=
What is the policy for
sickness?

17. PARKING
Where can I park?
=
Where can I park my car?
=
I’m looking for a parking
spot

18. HANDLING
- synonyms
- generalizations
- concept matching
- natural language queries and questions

19. PARKING
Where can I park?
=
Where can I park my car?
=
I’m looking for a
parking spot

21. PARKING
Where can I park?
=
Where can I park my car?
=
I’m looking for a
parking spot
VB
VB NN
NN NN

22. ILLNESS
I’m sick
=
I’m ill
=
What is the policy for
sickness
NN
NN
NN
NN

23. HANDLING
- synonyms
- generalizations
- concept matching
- natural language queries and questions

25. CONCEPT
MATCHING
SYNONYMY

27. INTERMEZZO
Funny fuckup

28. SEMANTIC
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS

29. FULL-TEXT?

31. Master_WIT_Master_1_Sem2_Crypto_Readings_Pickpocketing.Mifare.pdf

32. Master
WIT -> Wiskundige Ingenieurstechnieken
Master
1
Sem -> Semester
2
Crypto -> Cryptography
Readings
Pickpocketing
Mifare
[pdf]
+ NER

34. MAKING IT
FAST

36. MAKING IT
USER-FRIENDLY

38. TESTING IT’S
RELIABLE

41. OVERVIEW
ARCHITECTURE

42. Flask
Web Framework
Query
Spacy
Query Parsing
Concepts
Gensim & Fasttext
Word Embedding Documents
Word
Clouds
Results
ARCHITECTURE

43. Feedback?
Questions?
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