A Project Report

on
Your Recommendo- Research paper
recommendation

submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the award of the Degree of

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
in
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

By

Maniha Amatul Raheem (160620737098)

Mubeena (160620737102)
Shireen Unnisa (160621737123)

Under the Guidance of

Ms. Moumita Pal
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Information Technology

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

STANLEY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN
(Autonomous)
(Affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad
Approved by AICTE, Accredited by NBAand NAAC with ‘A’ Grade)
Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad-500 001
2025-2026

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 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women

(Autonomous)

(Affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad

Approved by AICTE, Accredited by NBA and NAAC with ‘A’ Grade)

Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad – 500 001

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the major project work entitled ―Your Recommendo
(Research paper recommendation system)‖ is a bonafide work carried over
by Maniha Amatul Raheem (160620737098), Mubeena (160620737102) ,
Shireen Unnisa (160621737123) students of Department of information
Technology, Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women in
partial fulfilment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering in
Information Technology under Osmania University is a record of bonafide
work carried out by them under my guidance and supervision. The contents
of this report, in full or in parts, have not been submitted to any other Institute
for the award of any Degree.

Signature of Supervisor Signature of HOD

Ms. Moumital Pal Dr. Badugu Srinivasu
Ass. Professor Professor & Head
Department of IT Department of IT

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 DECLARATION

We certify that

a. The work contained in this report is original and has been done by me under the guidance of my
supervisor(s).
b. The work has not been submitted to any other Institute for any degree or diploma.
c. We have followed the guidelines provided by the Institute in preparing the report.
d. We have conformed to the norms and guidelines given in the Ethical Code of Conduct of the
Institute.
e. Whenever We have used materials (data, theoretical analysis, figures, and text) from other
sources, we have given due credit to them by citing them in the text of the report and giving
their details in the references. Further, we have taken permission from the copyright owners of
the sources, whenever necessary.

Mahina Amatul Raheem (160621737098)

Mubeena (160621737102)
Shireen Unnisa (160621737123)
Date:

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We with extreme jubilance and deepest gratitude, would like to thank correspondent

K Krishna Rao & Principal Dr. Satya Prasad Lanka, Stanley College of Engineering &
Technology for Women, for permitting us to carry out this project.

With immense pleasure, we record our deep sense of gratitude to our beloved Head of the
Department Professor Dr. Badugu Srinivasu, Department of Information Technology,
Stanley College of Engineering & Technology for Women, for permitting us to carry out
this project.

We express my gratitude to my guide, Dr. Badugu Srinivasu, for constantly supporting

and mentoring me.

We would like to thank the project coordinator J Sumedha Asst Professor in the
Department of Information & Technology, Stanley College of Engineering and
Technology for Women, for proper management of the project.

We express my heartfelt thanks to each and everyone who directly and indirectly helped
me in the successful completion of this project work.

Mahina Amatul Raheem 160621737098

Mubeena 160621737102
Shireen Unnisa 160621737123

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 The Vision of the STLW:

Empower Women; Impact the world

Empowering girl students through professional education integrated with values and character to make
an impact in the world.

The Mission STLW, in pursuance of its vision:

M1: Providing quality engineering education for girl students to make them competent and confident to
succeed in professional practice and advanced learning.
M2: Establish state-of-art-facilities and resources to facilitate world class education.
M3: Integrating qualities like humanity, social values, ethics, and leadership in order to encourage
contribution to society.

Vision of the Information Technology Department:

Empowering girl students with the contemporary knowledge in Information Technology, for their
success in life

Mission of the Information Technology Department:

M1: Providing quality education and excellent environments for students to learn and practice
various latest hardware, software and firmware platforms.
M2: to establish industry oriented training integrated with opportunities for team work, leadership.
M3: To groom students with values, ethics and social activities.

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

PEO1: Graduates shall have enhanced skills and contemporary knowledge to adapt new software
and hardware technologies for professional excellence, employment and Research.

PEO2: Proficient in analyzing, developing and solving engineering problems to assist life-long learning
and to develop team work.

PEO3: To inculcate self-confidence, acquire professional and ethical attitude, infuse leadership qualities,
impart proficiency in soft-skills, and the ability to relate engineering with social issues.

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 POS and PSOs of IT Dept

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
Engineering knowledge: Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals and an engineering specialization to the conceptualization of engineering
models.
Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature and solve complex engineering
problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics and
engineering sciences.
Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and
design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate
consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations.
Conduct investigations of complex problems: Conduct investigations of complex problems
including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of
information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern Tool Usage: Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering activities,
with an understanding of the limitations.
The engineer and society: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader
in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.
Environment & sustainability: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities
with the engineering community and with society at large, such as being able to
comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations, give and receive clear instructions.
Ethics: Demonstrate understanding of the societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues
and the consequent responsibilities relevant to engineering practice.
Individual and Teamwork: Understand and commit to professional ethic, responsibilities,
and norms of engineering practice.
Communication: understand the impact of engineering solutions in a societal context,
demonstrate knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of
management and business practices, such as risk and change management, and understand
their limitations.
Lifelong Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the ability to engage in independent
and life-long learning.

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES

PSO1: Skilled Professional: Ability to apply technical skills and involve in the creation,
maintenance and use of computer, computer Networks and Computer Information Systems.
PSO2: Research Capability: Ability to pursue research with academic excellence and core
competence skills

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 ABSTRACT

With the ever-increasing number of research papers being published across various fields,
it has become difficult for students, researchers, and academicians to find the most relevant
papers for their specific topics of interest. Manually searching through large databases can
be time-consuming and may not always lead to the best results. To solve this problem, this
project presents a Research Paper Recommendation System that helps users discover
papers that closely match their search queries.
The system is built using Python and Flask, offering a simple and user-friendly web
interface where users can type in any topic or keywords they are interested in. Behind the
scenes, the system uses a technique called TF-IDF (Term Frequency-Inverse Document
Frequency) to convert the text from research papers — including their titles, abstracts, and
keywords — into meaningful numerical data. Then, it compares this data with the user’s
query using cosine similarity, which helps find the most relevant papers from the dataset.
The system does not depend on previous user activity or login history, so it can give
accurate results even to new users. It focuses entirely on the content of the research papers,
making the recommendations more reliable and specific. This makes it a useful tool for
anyone who wants to quickly and easily find papers related to their area of interest without
going through the hassle of filtering through unrelated content.
Overall, this recommendation system aims to make the process of academic research faster,
easier, and more effective by providing high-quality suggestions in just a few seconds.

Keywords : Flask, Research Paper Search, Web Application, Keyword Matching,

Recommender System

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 STANLEY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS)
Chapel Road, Abids, Hyderabad – 500 001
(Affiliated to Osmania University & Approved by AICTE)
(All eligible UG Courses are accredited by NBA & Accredited by NAAC with „A‟ Grade)

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1. B.E. PROJECT WORK LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students are able to show competence in the following areas:

CO1 Ability to plan and implement an investigative or developmental project given general
objectives and guidelines.
CO2 In-depth skill to use some laboratory, modern tools and techniques.
CO3 Ability to analyze data to produce useful information and to draw conclusions by
systematic deduction.
CO4 Facilitate significant individualized interactions between faculty members and students
through a multi-term research experience.
CO5 Ability to communicate results, concepts, analyses and ideas in written and oral form.
CO6 Conduct an extended independent investigation that results in the production of a research
thesis.

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1. CO-PO / PSO Mapping

S. No Specification CO PO

1. Abstract: Students should be able to briefly CO1 PO1, PO3, PO4,

summarize what has been done, and also PO11, PSO1
demonstrate the findings of the project
2. Introduction: Background of Study, Problem CO4 PO9, PO12, PSO2
Statement, Problem Identification, Significance of
the study, Objective, Scope of Work & Thesis
Organization
3. Literature Review: Students should be able to CO2 PO1 to PO7, PO12,
review the references within the scope of study &
Students should also be able to perform analysis on
previous works
4. Methodology/Project Work: Student should CO2 PO4, PO5, PO12,
include the algorithm, flow charts or pseudo codes PSO2
of the programming codes OR/AND; Students
should include the hardware design, block diagram,
appropriate circuitry and relevant techniques
towards achieving the project outcomes
5. Results and Discussion: Students should exhibit CO3 PO1 to PO7,
the significant results of the project, Students PO12, PSO1,
should be able to discus and analyze the results of PSO2
the project
6. Conclusion: Students should be able to conclude the C05 PO4, PO6, PO12,
findings in addressing the objective of the project PSO2
7. References: Students should write the references in CO4 PO10, PSO2
accordance to the specific format (i.e. IEEE format)
8. Others: Writing Style, Grammar, formatting & CO5 PO10, PO12
Compliance to the FYP standard/ guideline

Maniha Amatul Raheem (160621737098)

Mubeena (160621737102)
Shireen Unnisa (160621737123)

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTEXTS PAGE.NO

Certificate ii

Declaration Iii

Abstract vi

Acknowledgement vii

Table of Contents x

List of Tables xi

List of Figures xii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. Project Introduction 1

1.2. Problem Statement 2
1.3 Purpose And Objectives of the Project 3
1.4 Significance of The Project in the Context of the
3
Field of Study.

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE SURVEY 5

CHAPTER 3: PROJECT DESIGN 10

3.1 Specifications of the Proposed System 10

3.2 System Architecture 12

3.3 Tools, Software, And Equipment 14

CHAPTER 4: METHODOLOGY 15
4.1. Step By Step Process 15

4.2. Algorithms And Model Used 16

1. RESULTS AND DISUSSION 17

2. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK 20

3. REFERENCE 22

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table No. Table Name Page No.

2.1 Comparative Table 8

3.3.1 Software & Libraries 14

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure No. Figure Name Page No.

3.2 System Architecture 12

3.4 Sequence Diagram 13

5.1 Home Page 17

5.2 Search Page 17

5.3 Result Page 18

5.4 Roc-Auc Curve 19

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