BE4M33SSU - Statistical Machine Learning

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The aim of statistical machine learning is to develop systems (statistical models and algorithms) for learning to solve prediction tasks given a set of examples and some prior knowledge about the task. Students will gain the ability to construct learning systems for typical applications by successfully combining appropriate models and learning methods.

* 14.11.2023 The lecture on Tue, Nov 21 is relocated to KN:A-320

• Teachers: Boris Flach, Vojtech Franc , Jan Drchal and Jakub Paplham

• Prerequisites:
  • probability theory and statistics comparable to the course A0B01PSI
  • pattern recognition and decision theory comparable to the course AE4B33RPZ
  • linear algebra and optimisation comparable to the course AE4B33OPT

• Course format: (2/2)
  • lectures: weekly
  • tutorial classes: weekly (alternating practical and theoretical labs)

• Schedule: WS23/24
  • Lectures: Tuesday 12:45-14:15, KN:E-107
  • Labs/Seminars: Thursday 9:15-10:45, 11:00-12:30 and 12:45-14:15, all in KN:E-112

• Grading/Credits:
  • Thresholds for passing: at least 50% of the regular points in the practical labs and at least 50% of the regular points in the exam
  • Weights for final grading: 40% practical labs + 60% written exam = 100% (+ bonus points)
  • Credits: 6 CP

• Textbooks and References:
  • [1] M. Mohri, A. Rostamizadeh and A. Talwalkar, Foundations of Machine Learning, MIT Press, 2012 [PDF]
  • [2] T. Hastie, R. Tibshirani and J. Friedman, The Elements of Statistical Learning, Springer, 2010 [PDF]
  • [3] I. Goodfellow, Y. Bengio and A. Courville, Deep Learning, MIT Press, 2016 [link]
  • [4] G. Louppe, Understanding Random Forests: From Theory to Practice, 2014 [link]

Lectures

Labs and Seminars

Lecture recordings from WS 21/22