Machine Learning B (MLB)
Course content
The course is a continuation of Machine Learning A course and provides deeper theoretical foundations of machine learning and a number of advanced theoretically grounded learning techniques. Tentative list of topics includes:
- Basics in Optimization Theory
- Basic properties of functions: convexity, Lipschitzness, gradients, subgradients, etc.
- Constrained optimization and the method of Lagrange multipliers
- Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD)
- Convergence proof for SGD
- Alternating optimization methods
- Basics of Information Theory
- Entropy
- Relative entropy (the Kullback-Leibler divergence)
- The method of types
- kl inequality for concentration of measure
- Advanced techniques for analysing generalisation power of
learning algorithms
- Vapnik-Chervonenkis (VC) analysis
- VC analysis of SVMs
- VC lower bound
- PAC-Bayesian analysis
- PAC-Bayesian analysis of majority vote
- Kernel Methods
- Kernels and RKHS
- SVMs
- Ensemble classifiers and weighted majority vote
- Boosting
- Non-linear dimensionality reduction techniques
- Bayesian inference
- Difference between Bayesian and frequentist views
- Gaussian Processes
BSc Programme in Machine Learning and Data Science
At course completion, the successful student will have:
Knowledge of
- advanced understanding of the concept of generalisation;
- advanced tools for analysis of generalisation power of machine learning algorithms;
- the mathematical foundations of selected advanced machine learning algorithms.
Skills in
- deriving advanced generalisation bounds for expected prediction quality;
- applying advanced linear and non-linear techniques for classification and regression;
- implementing selected advanced machine learning algorithms;
- visualising and evaluating results obtained with machine learning techniques;
- using software libraries for solving machine learning problems.
Competences in
- recognising and describing possible applications of machine learning;
- formalising and rigorously analysing machine learning problems;
- comparing, appraising and selecting machine learning methods for specific tasks;
- solving real-world data mining and pattern recognition problems by using machine learning techniques.
Weekly lectures, weekly home assignments, exercise classes
Will be published on Absalon.
It is assumed that the students have successfully passed Machine
Learning A or a equivalent course.
The course requires strong mathematical skills and background
corresponding to what is achieved on the BSc. in Machine Learning
and Data Science.
The course is identical to approximately 50% of NDAB20000U
Introduktion til Machine Learning (IntroML)
It is not recommended to pass both this course and the Introduktion
til Machine Learning (IntroML).
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written examination, 5 daysThe exam is a 5-day written take-home assignment (must be solved individually).
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
Criteria for exam assessment
See Learning Outcome.
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 34
- Preparation
- 8
- Theory exercises
- 57
- Practical exercises
- 57
- Exam Preparation
- 25
- Exam
- 25
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NDAB21008U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Bachelor
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedulegroup
-
C
- Capacity
- No limit.
- Studyboard
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Computer Science
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Sadegh Talebi (7-6f30756a636a6b42666b306d7730666d)
Teacher
Yevgeny Seldin & Christian Igel
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