| CODE | CCE3502 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Computer Modelling and Simulation | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Three fundamental topics in modelling and simulation are studied in this study-unit -Stochastic and discrete event Simulation Paradigms, Models estimated from data and Statistical Analysis of the model Output. An applied approach is adopted and practical examples that reinforce the techniques studied are cited and discussed. This study-unit is delivered from a computing point of view and it is therefore expected that the student is conversant in a high level programming language. This study-unit is a useful companion/complementary unit to other units such as discrete event systems, networks, pattern recognition, machine learning and other courses in computer science and computer engineering. Study-Unit Aims: - To learn the modelling methodology; - To study the most useful and widely applicable modelling techniques; - To study the most useful and widely applicable stochastic and discrete event computer simulation techniques; - To learn how to develop good and robust computational models; - To explore qualitatively and in a wider context the area of modelling and computer simulation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Differentiate between dynamic and static models; - Differentiate between discrete event systems and continuous-time systems; - Specify a random number generator and derive the mathematical models required to generate random variables and model inputs; - Test a random number generator; - Code static modelling techniques in a high level computer language; - Code a discrete event simulation in a high level language; - Formulate a Monte-Carlo simulation and analyse the output; - Compare simulation results to analytical results; - Manually recognize patterns in data and select a model that fits the pattern; - Understand the difference between linear regression and logistic regression models; - Numerically fit a regression model to data; - Understand the local and global optimisation problem; - Derive and Implement a gradient based min/max method; - Formulate a probabilistic model in a simple classification problem; - Formulate a probabilistic Markov model for times series modelling; - Implement a simple times series model that fits data; - Differentiate between Data-Driven Models and Physics Models; - Analyse and validate the simulation output; - Provide a measure of accuracy for the output data. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Write down and elaborate on the problem definition and abstraction of a model; - Adapt an algorithm or algorithms or methods that can be computed on a digital computer; - Validate, optimize and tune a model; - Provide a critical review of the model output; - Coding the algorithm/s in Python. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Discrete-event Simulation - A first Course, L. M. Leemis and S. K. Park, Pearson. - Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics, J. D. Kelleher, B. Mac-Namee and A. D’Arcy. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Computer Programming in a High-Level Language and Mathematics courses in Linear Algebra, Statistics and Probability | |||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Adrian F. Muscat |
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