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Advanced Topics in Data Science DL (4585)

Coordinating lecturer:Prof. dr. Fred VERMOLEN 
Member of the teaching team:Prof. dr. Frank NEVEN 
 Prof. dr. Geert Jan BEX 
 Prof. dr. Inneke VAN NIEUWENHUYSE 
 Prof. dr. Stijn VANSUMMEREN 


Credits: 3,0
Study load hours: 81
Period: semester 1 (3sp)

Language of instruction: English
Exam contract: not possible

2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
Final grade2: Numerical
Tolerance3: See included in these programmes

Sequentiality
No sequentiality


Prerequisites

The student has basic knowledge in programming.

The student has basic knowledge of linear algebra such as eigenvalue problems and singular value decomposition.



Content

Five different topics by five different professors: Distributed Data Analysis, Frequent Itemset Handling, Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Optimization, Dimensionality Reduction, Numerical Linear Algebra.

Each of these topics will have a task exam and a lab work, which will have an equal weight. A minimum score of 5/20 is needed for each topic. A short oral assessment will be part of the evaluation.



Compulsory course material
 

Different texts from the various modules.

 

Recommended course material
 

Course material will be provided via blackboard



Evaluation

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Master of Statistics and Data Science
  •  EC 
  • The student can critically appraise methodology and challenge proposals for and reported results of data analysis.

  •  EC 
  • The student is capable of acquiring new knowledge.

 

Included in these programmesTolerance3
second year Data Science - distance learning Y



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