Statistical Pattern Recognition

Statistical Pattern Recognition

Sundays and Tusedays from 13:30 am to 15:00pm

Room # 29

2^nd Semester 1395-1396 (Jan. 2017)

Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Reza Ahmadzadeh

Room Location: ECE  Building - 322
Internal Telephone: Ext. 5370
External Telephone: Iran: +98 (0)31 3391 5370
Fax: Iran: +98 (0)31 3391 2451
Email:

Office Hours:

I will try to be in my office on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 :00 to 9 :00 am and but I will always do my best to be available for students by appointment or any time that I am free.

Course Description:

This course covers the fundamentals of Pattern Recognition techniques.

Outline:

1- Introduction

2- Bayesian decision theory

3- Maximum likelihood and Bayesian parameter estimation

4- Nonparametric techniques

5- Linear Discriminant Functions

6- Algorithm-independent machine learning

7- Unsupervised Learning and Clustering

Textbook:

2-- Duda, Hart and Stork, Pattern Classification, Second Edition, Wiley, 2001.

The text book has a web site. In particular, you may find the errata list useful.

Slides from the authors of the book.

Optional:

1- Bishop, Christopher M.  Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, 2006

 URL: http://research.microsoft.com/~cmbishop/PRML/index.htm

2- Andrew R.Webb • Keith D. Copsey, Statistical Pattern Recognition, 3rd Ed., 2011.

Lecture Notes:

Slides modified by Instructor and lecture notes can be obtained via E-Learning LMS (Enrolled students, Password protected).

Link: http://ivut.iut.ac.ir/