| CODE | ICS5110 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Applied Machine Learning | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Artificial Intelligence | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit focuses on the applications of machine learning techniques to different context. The emphasis is on the following topics: - Machine learning principle and types; - Extracting statistical information and structure from data; - Traditional Machine Learning Techniques and probabilistic modelling; - Classification and clustering; - Artificial Neural networks and Backpropagation; - Deep neural networks; - Reinforcement Learning; - Evaluate the performance of Machine Learning Models; - Practical optimization problems. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are to: - instil a deeper understanding and appreciation of advanced techniques employed to analyse data, build predictive models, and build computer systems that perform intelligent decisions; - investigate the techniques involved in distinguishing different machine learning techniques that are best suited to deal with real world problems and datasets; - pursue further investigation in how to extract data to build models, identify patterns, and visualise data. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe how to identify the correct machine learning techniques for an application; - compare advanced machine learning concepts like artificial neural networks, deep neural networks, support vector machines, and decision trees among others; - report on construct systems that learn from, and are driven by data. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - prepare, examine, and model data; - apply the methods learnt to real world examples and datasets; - gain familiarity with tools and libraries used in machine learning applications. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. 2021. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (4th. ed.). Prentice Hall Press, USA. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture & Independent Online Learning | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joel Azzopardi Josef Bajada Mark Bugeja Ingrid Galea Konstantinos Makantasis Dylan Seychell (Co-ord.) |
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