204CS001-Machine Learning Techniques.

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Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.

Ph.D Coursework Courses – 2020 in Computer Science and


Engineering
2

(Group-4): 20SFC254, Machine Learning Techniques


Exam Hours: 3 hours Exam Marks(Maximum):100
Module-1
INTRODUCTION, CONCEPT LEARNING AND DECISION TREES Learning Problems –
Designing Learning systems, Perspectives and Issues – Concept Learning – Version Spaces
and Candidate Elimination Algorithm – Inductive bias – Decision Tree learning –
Representation – Algorithm – Heuristic Space Search
Module-2
NEURAL NETWORKS AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS: Neural Network Representation –
Problems – Perceptrons – Multilayer Networks and Back Propagation Algorithms – Advanced
Topics – Genetic Algorithms – Hypothesis Space Search – Genetic Programming – Models of
Evolution and Learning.
Module-3
BAYESIAN AND COMPUTATIONAL LEARNINGL Bayes Theorem – Concept Learning –
Maximum Likelihood – Minimum Description Length Principle – Bayes Optimal Classifier –
Gibbs Algorithm – Naïve Bayes Classifier– Bayesian Belief Network – EM Algorithm –
Probably Learning – Sample Complexity for Finite and Infinite Hypothesis Spaces – Mistake
Bound Model.
Module-4
INSTANT BASED LEARNING AND LEARNING SET OF RULES: K- Nearest Neighbor
Learning – Locally Weighted Regression – Radial Basis Functions –Case-Based Reasoning –
Sequential Covering Algorithms – Learning Rule Sets – Learning First Order Rules –
Learning Sets of First Order Rules – Induction as Inverted Deduction – Inverting Resolution

Module-5
ANALYTICAL LEARNING AND REINFORCED LEARNING: Perfect Domain Theories –
Explanation Based Learning – Inductive-Analytical Approaches - FOCL Algorithm –
Reinforcement Learning – Task – Q-Learning – Temporal Difference Learning
Question paper pattern:
 The question paper will have ten questions.
 Each full question is for 20 marks.
 There will be 2full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions in one full
question) from each module.
 Each full question with sub questions will cover the contents under a module.
 Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each
module. ∎
Textbook/Reference Books
Title of the book Author Name Publisher’s Publication
Name year
Textbook(s):
1 Machine Learning Tom M. Mitchell McGraw-Hill 2013
Education
Reference Book(s):
1 Introduction to Machine Learning EthemAlpaydin PHI Learning 2 nd Ed., 2013
Pvt. Ltd
2 The Elements of Statistical T. Hastie, R. Springer 1st edition,
Learning Tibshirani, J. H. 2001
Friedman

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