Description:
The course provides an introduction to incremental machine learning algorithms (IMLA) with an emphasis on models and applications for time-series problems. The initial lectures motivate the need for IMLA along with with an overview of the various categories of IMLA like continual learning, online learning etc. Following that, incremental variants of the standard machine learning algorithms like linear regression, SVM and random forest algorithms will be studied in detail. Other topics that would be covered in the course include IMLA for neural networks, pre-processing and post-processing tools for incremental models, concept drift, and catastrophic forgetting. The course will have an emphasis on time-series applications.

Prerequisites:
Bachelor and master’s degree in computer science or software engineering, including knowledge on machine learning and data management as introduced in typical undergraduate courses

Organizer: Professor Torben Bach Pedersen and Assistant Professor Nguyen Ho. 

Lecturers: Research Scientist Seshu Tirupathi, IBM Ireland

ECTS: 2.0

Time: May 9-12, 2022: 8:30-12:00 

Place: AAU Aalborg

Number of seats: 15

Deadline: April 18, 2022

Important information concerning PhD courses:
We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 3.000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year.
We look forward to your registrations.