Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of pattern recognition and machine learning
  • Key applications in various fields
  • Importance of pattern recognition in modern technology

Probability Theory, Model Selection, Decision and Information Theory

  • Basics of probability theory in pattern recognition
  • Concepts of model selection and evaluation
  • Decision theory and its applications
  • Information theory fundamentals

Probability Distributions

  • Overview of common probability distributions
  • Role of distributions in modeling data
  • Applications in pattern recognition

Linear Models for Regression and Classification

  • Introduction to linear regression
  • Understanding linear classification
  • Applications and limitations of linear models

Neural Networks

  • Basics of neural networks and deep learning
  • Training neural networks for pattern recognition
  • Practical examples and case studies

Kernel Methods

  • Introduction to kernel methods in pattern recognition
  • Support vector machines and other kernel-based models
  • Applications in high-dimensional data

Sparse Kernel Machines

  • Understanding sparse models in pattern recognition
  • Techniques for model sparsity and regularization
  • Practical applications in data analysis

Graphical Models

  • Overview of graphical models in machine learning
  • Bayesian networks and Markov random fields
  • Inference and learning in graphical models

Mixture Models and EM

  • Introduction to mixture models
  • Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm
  • Applications in clustering and density estimation

Approximate Inference

  • Techniques for approximate inference in complex models
  • Variational methods and Monte Carlo sampling
  • Applications in large-scale data analysis

Sampling Methods

  • Importance of sampling in probabilistic models
  • Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques
  • Applications in pattern recognition

Continuous Latent Variables

  • Understanding continuous latent variable models
  • Applications in dimensionality reduction and data representation
  • Practical examples and case studies

Sequential Data

  • Introduction to modeling sequential data
  • Hidden Markov models and related techniques
  • Applications in time series analysis and speech recognition

Combining Models

  • Techniques for combining multiple models
  • Ensemble methods and boosting
  • Applications in improving model accuracy

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Understanding of statistics
  • Familiarity with multivariate calculus and basic linear algebra
  • Some experience with probabilities

Audience

  • Data analysts
  • PhD students, researchers and practitioners
 21 Hours

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