Unit information: Pattern Analysis and Statistical Learning in 2010/11

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Unit name Pattern Analysis and Statistical Learning
Unit code EMATM1400
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Dr. De Bie
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

EMAT10100 or EMAT10702 or equivalent

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Engineering Mathematics
Faculty Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

This unit provides first hand experience about the problem of analysing complex real world datasets, like those provided by biology, web, engineering, and many other domains. Students will be exposed to the most recent approaches based on statistical methods, and optimization theory, and to state of the art algorithms. They will also experience real examples of data analysis, based on actual case studies.