Statistical learning theory 2018 2019
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The syllabus
General Information
Course materials
| Date | Summary | Lecture notes | Problem list | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 sept | PAC-learning in the realizable setting definitions |
A gentle introduction to the materials of the first 3 lectures and an overview of probability theory, can be found in chapters 1-6 and 11-12 of the following book: Sanjeev Kulkarni and Gilbert Harman: An Elementary Introduction to Statistical Learning Theory, 2012.
Office hours
| Person | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Bauwens | 16:45–19:00 | 15:05–18:00 | Room 620 |
Russian texts
The following links might help students who have trouble with English. A lecture on VC-dimensions was given by K. Vorontsov. A course on Statistical Learning Theory by Nikita Zhivotovsky is given at MIPT. Some short description about PAC learning on p136 in the book ``Наука и искусство построения алгоритмов, которые извлекают знания из данных, Петер Флах. On machinelearning.ru you can find brief and clear definitions.