NEURAL COMPUTING
Academic Year 2021/2022 - 2° Year - Curriculum Data for sciencesCredit Value: 6
Taught classes: 40 hours
Term / Semester: 1°
Learning Objectives
The course covers the theory and practice of artificial neural networks, highlighting their relevance both for artificial intelligence applications and for modeling human cognition and brain function. Theoretical discussion of various types of neural networks and learning algorithms is complemented by hands-on practices in the computer lab. Models for classification and regression, as well as neural network architectures (e.g., Deep Learning) will be discussed. The course will present the techniques to design and optimize learning algorithms, and those useful to assess the performance of Machine Learning systems.
Course Structure
The main teaching methods are as follows:
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Lectures, to provide theoretical and methodological knowledge of the subject;
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Hands-on exercises, to provide “problem solving” skills and to apply design methodology;
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Laboratories, to learn and test the usage of related tools.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Required Prerequisites
Basic Calculus anf Math
Algebra and Matrix Notation
Machine learning basic principle
Python programming language
Attendance of Lessons
Strongly reccomended
Detailed Course Content
Linear Models for Regression: Linear Models for Classification: Gradient Descent, Multi-Class Classification, Classifiers Evaluation
Neural models and Network Architectures
Basic neural network models: multilayer perceptron, distance or similarity based neural networks, associative memory and self-organizing feature map, radial basis function based multilayer perceptron, neural network decision trees, etc.
Basic learning algorithms: the delta learning rule, the back propagation algorithm, self-organization learning, etc.
Supervised Learning with Neural Networks
Deep Learning: Convolutional Neural Network
Python programming and Python Libraries for Machine Learning
Textbook Information
DEEP LEARNING FROM BASICS TO PRACTICE (2020)
https://www.glassner.com/portfolio/deep-learning-from-basics-to-practice/
Dive into Deep Learning (2020)
OTHER
E. Alpaydin, “Introduction to Machine Learning”, MIT Press, 2014
I. Goodfellow, Y. Bengio and A. Courville, "Deep Learning", MIT Press, 2016
M. P. Deisenroth, A A. Faisal, and C. Soon On, Mathematics for Machine Learning, MIT Press, 2019
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Logistic Regression | Glassner (vol .1, vol 2) |
2 | BacKpropagation | Glassner (vol .1, vol 2) |
3 | Supervised vs Unsupervised Learning | Glassner (vol .1, vol 2) |
4 | Neural Network principles | Bishop |
5 | Convolutional Neural Networks | Dive into Deep Learning |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Writtten and Oral Examination
Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Example of Algorithms based on training data
Cross Validation
NN Architecutre