| Detailed information | 
                                
                    
                      | Original study plan | Bachelor's programme Artificial Intelligence 2021W | 
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | This practical course complements the lecture "Machine Learning: Unsupervised Techniques" and aims at practicing the concepts and methods acquired in the lecture. | 
                      
                    
                      | Subject | Error models
Information bottleneck
Maximum likelihood and the expectation maximization algorithm
Maximum entropy methods
Basic clustering methods, hierarchical clustering, and affinity propagation
Mixture models
Principal component analysis, independent component analysis, and other
projection methods
Factor analysis
Matrix factorization
Auto-associator networks and attractor networks
Boltzmann and Helmholtz machines
Hidden Markov models
Belief networks
Factor graphs
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | Assignments during the semester plus final exam | 
                       
                    
                                 
                    
                      | Methods | Students are given assignments in 1-2 week intervals. Homework must be handed in. Results are to be presented and discussed in the course. | 
                                     
                    
                      | Language | English | 
                      
                    
                      | Study material | Assignments and homework submissions are managed via JKU Moodle.
Where necessary, complimentary course material is provided for download. | 
                      
                    
                      | Changing subject? | No | 
                                        
                      | Further information | Until term 2019S known as: 875BIMLMUTU16 UE Machine Learning: Unsupervised Techniques until term 2016S known as: 875BIN2MUTU13 UE Machine Learning: Unsupervised Techniques
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                      | Earlier variants | They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) 875BIMLMUTU16: UE Machine Learning: Unsupervised Techniques (2016W-2019S)
 875BIN2MUTU13: UE Machine Learning: Unsupervised Techniques (2013W-2016S)
 
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