Practical Lab SS 21 Practical Lab Numerical Simulation
Algorithms in Machine Learning and Their Application
Registration
We still have a few places for the practical lab available. Please send an e-mail to the contact address to reserve a place or go directly to ecampus.
For late arrivals, the BBB-link to the first lecture today is https://blue.ins.uni-bonn.de/b/joc-67g-tkx
Content
In this practical lab, we teach the basic mathematical and technical tools needed to understand a range of basic data mining and machine learning methods. A strong emphasis is put on algorithms and efficient implementation.
Roughly every two weeks a new practice sheet is given to the participants. The tasks will be worked on in small groups. Depending on the technical proficiency, the time needed will be about 6 hours a week.
Background
Nowadays, data mining and machine learning algorithms are the backbone of decision making processes in all major enterprises. Their applicability seems almost endless and ranges from selective advertising over prototype design to autonomous production chains. Due to the availability of very large datasets (“Big Data”) it has become crucial to understand the mechanics of the different types of learning methods and to be able to develop and implement efficient algorithms to meet the requirements of the task at hand.
Requirements
Basic experience in Python is a necessary requirement. Further, the Python packages Numpy and Matplotlib will be used. The corresponding websites provide introductions which are sufficient for our purposes. All programming tasks are done using Jupyter notebooks. Should you have no experience in the mentioned tools we recommened to spend a little time familiarizing yourself with these before the course starts.