Machine learning

Course contents

• Exploratory data analysis
• Dimensionality reduction
• PCA
• Regression and classification
• Clustering
• Deep learning
• Reinforcement learning
• Language modeling

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the students

• can formalise applications as ML problems and solve them using basic ML methods
• can perform basic exploratory data analysis
• understand the meaning of the train-validate-test approach in machine learning
• can apply standard regression and classification models on a given data set
• can apply simple clustering and dimensionality reduction techniques on a given data set
• are familiar with and can explain the basic concepts of reinforcement learning and language modeling.

Teaching methods

The course follows a schedule and includes lectures, self study, assignments, and a project work. The lectures are available online.

Teaching times on campus:

Lectures:

• Wednesdays at 14:15–16
• Fridays at 12:15–14

Exercises:

• Mondays at 8:15–10 (online)
• Tuesdays at 16:15–18
• Wednesdays at 8:15–10 (reserved for project support)
• Thursdays at 14:15–18
• Fridays at 14:15–16 (online)

Exam:

• 13.10.–31.10. in the Exam-room on Aalto University campus.
• Students are required to schedule a time slot (3 hours) during the opening hours of the Exam-rooms (excluding weekends). More information with a detailed schedule will be provided when the course starts.

Workload

Approx. 134 hours of work divided into:

• Lectures + self-study: 10*(2+2) = 40 hours
• Assignments: 5 * 9 =45 hours
• Project work: 30 hours
• Peer-grading: 8 hours
• Exam + preparation: 10 hours.

Completion methods

Assignments, project work and an exam on campus.

More information in the Aalto University study guide.

You can get a digital badge after completing this course.

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