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Syllabus ( CSE 553 )


   Basic information
Course title: Pattern Recognition
Course code: CSE 553
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Erchan APTOULA
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face , Lab work
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: Many objects in the real world have a pattern. If these patterns expose, to develop of identification and automation systems will become easier. Threrefore, the main objective of this course is teaching students the pattern recognition methods.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Select the most appropriate method for applying to a given object or data.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Computer Engineering
    2. Use advanced knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
    3. Continuously develop their knowledge and skills in order to adapt to a rapidly developing technological environment,

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  2. Analyze the performance of pattern recognition methods and interpret the results.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Use advanced knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
    2. Follow, interpret and analyze scientific researches in the field of engineering and use the knowledge in his/her field of study

    Method of assessment

    1. Homework assignment
    2. Laboratory exercise/exam
  3. Comprehend the effects of noise on the data that is obtained from real-life and extract patterns from these noisy data.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Computer Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Use advanced knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Laboratory exercise/exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to pattern recognition
Week 2: Discrete events and Bayes rule
Week 3: Vectors, Expectation, Moment
Week 4: Gaussians, Introduction to Bayes decision rule
Week 5: Expected loss, Bayes risk
Week 6: Gaussian decision functions
Week 7: error bounds, ROC
Week 8: Noisy features, ML Parameter estimation
Midterm exam
Week 9: Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Week 10: Eigen faces
Week 11: Non parametric estimation
Week 12: k-NN prediction
Week 13: Linear discriminant analysis
Week 14: The other issues
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, C. M. Bishop, ISBN-13: 978-0387310732, Oct. 2007.
Recommended readings: Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, C. M. Bishop, ISBN-13: 978-0387310732, Oct. 2007.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 8 35
Other in-term studies: 0 0
Project: 0 0
Homework: 3,6,9,12 25
Quiz: 0 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 4 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 10 4
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 20 1
Mid-term: 1 1
Personal studies for final exam: 21 1
Final exam: 2 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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