CO493 Intelligent Data and Probabilistic Inference
Lecturer(s): Dr Duncan GilliesAims:
For up to date course information, see the DoC website:
https://teachdb.doc.ic.ac.uk/db/1213/viewrec?table=Course&id=9020215
The course is concerned with probabilistic methods for modelling data and making inferences from it. The first part of the course introduces Bayesian Inference and Networks and includes probability propagation and inference in singly connected networks, generating networks from data, and calculating the network accuracy. The course then goes on to consider highly dependent data and special techniques for exact and approximate inference in these networks. The next topic to be covered is data modelling using distributions and mixture models. The topic of sampling and re-sampling is covered along with data reduction by principal component analysis and special problems that occur with small sample sizes. The last part of the course is concerned with classification using Linear Discriminant analysis and Support Vectors.
The emphasis of the course is algorithmic rather than mathematical, and the coursework is a practical programming exercise in analysing data from a study into the prognosis of Hepatitis C.
Note that the course does not include non-probabilistic methods of data analysis such as Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic or expert systems.
Learning Outcomes:
Syllabus:
Assessment:
Coursework contribution: 15%
Term: Spring
Closed or Open Book (end of year exam): Closed
Coursework Requirement
To be announced
Oral Exam Required (as final assessment): N/A
Prerequisite: None required
Course Homepage: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~dfg/ProbabilisticInference/Bayesian.html
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