The course introduces some probabilistic models and machine learning methods. The covered topics may include:

• Bayesian Decision theory, Generative vs Discriminative modelling
• Generative Models (1) - multivariate Gaussian, Gaussian mixture model (GMM), Multinomial, Markov chain model, n-gram
• Generative Models (2) - graphical models, directed vs. indirected graphical models, exact inference, approximate inference (loopy belief propagation, variational inference, Monte Carlo methods)
• Discriminative Models (1) - linear discriminant, linear regression, lasso, logistic regression, support vector machines (SVM), sparse kernel machines
• Discriminative Models (2) - neural networks (NN), back-propagation, deep learning, auto-encoder; recurrent neural networks, convolutional neural networks
• Advanced models: hidden Markov model (HMM), Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), Conditional Random Fields (CRF), Convolutional Neural Nets, Recurrent Neural Nets and LSTMs
• Advanced topics: Learnability, Gaussian Processes, Ensemble Methods, Reinforcement Learning, etc.

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• Section A: Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:00pm - 2:30pm, located at BSB 204 CC 318.

• Prof. Hui Jiang @ CSEB3014