2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

CS 688 - Pattern Recognition

Credits: 3 (NR)
Explores statistical pattern recognition and neural networks. Pattern recognition topics include Bayesian classification and decision theory, density (parametric and nonparametric) estimation, linear and nonlinear discriminant analysis, dimensionality reduction, feature extraction and selection, mixture models and EM, and vector quantization and clustering. Neural networks topics include feed-forward networks and back-propagation, self-organization feature maps, and radial basis functions. Course emphasizes experimental design, applications, and performance evaluation.

Prerequisite(s): CS 580 or equivalent.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0