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252-5051-00L 2 Credits MSC , WBZ D-ITET , D-INFK , D-MATH , D-MAVT
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Advanced Topics in Machine Learning

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Fan Yang, Prof. Dr. Ryan Cotterell, Prof. Dr. Menna El-Assady, Dr. Ekaterina Krymova
The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the third week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.
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Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:30:47

Abstract

In this seminar, recent papers of the pattern recognition and machine learning literature are presented and discussed. Possible topics cover statistical models in computer vision, graphical models and machine learning.

Objective

The seminar "Advanced Topics in Machine Learning" familiarizes students with recent developments in pattern recognition and machine learning. Original articles have to be presented and critically reviewed. The students will learn how to structure a scientific presentation in English which covers the key ideas of a scientific paper. An important goal of the seminar presentation is to summarize the essential ideas of the paper in sufficient depth while omitting details which are not essential for the understanding of the work. The presentation style will play an important role and should reach the level of professional scientific presentations.

Content

The seminar will cover a number of recent papers which have emerged as important contributions to the pattern recognition and machine learning literature. The topics will vary from year to year but they are centered on methodological issues in machine learning like new learning algorithms, ensemble methods or new statistical models for machine learning applications. Frequently, papers are selected from computer vision or bioinformatics - two fields, which relies more and more on machine learning methodology and statistical models.

Resources

Literature

The papers will be presented in the first session of the seminar.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC , WBZ
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.

Registration & Places

Max Places
40
Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Advanced Topics in Machine Learning
Kick-off Meeting: Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 13-14 h, room CAB G 11 Saturday sessions: tba
  • 23.09 Date 13:15-14:00 (CAB G 11)
2 h weekly

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