Microsoft PowerPoint – 01 Lecturer: Ben Rubinstein Lecture 1. StatML Welcome and Maths Review COMP90051 Statistical Machine Learning Copyright: University of Melbourne COMP90051 Statistical Machine Learning This lecture • About COMP90051 • Review: Probability theory • Review: Linear algebra • Review: Sequences and limits 2 COMP90051 Statistical Machine Learning Subject objectives • Develop an appreciation for the role of statistical ML, advanced foundations and applications • Gain an understanding of a representative selection of ML techniques – how ML works • Be able to design, implement and evaluate ML systems • Become a discerning ML consumer 3 COMP90051 Statistical Machine Learning Subject content • The subject will cover topics from Foundations of statistical learning, linear models, non‐linear bases, regularised linear regression, generalisation theory, kernel methods, deep neural nets, multi‐armed bandits, Bayesian learning, probabilistic models • Theory in lectures; hands‐on experience with range of toolkits in workshop pracs and projects • vs COMP90049: much depth, much rigor, so wow 4 COMP90051 Statistical Machine Learning Subject staff / Contact hours 5 Contacting