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Machine Learning

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  • Proposes a simple three-component approach to formalizing machine learning problems and methods
  • Interprets typical machine learning methods using the unified scientific cycle model: forming hypothesis
  • Covers hot topics such as explainable and privacy-preserving machine learning

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 1-18
  3. Components of ML

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 19-56
  4. The Landscape of ML

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 57-80
  5. Empirical Risk Minimization

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 81-98
  6. Gradient-Based Learning

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 99-112
  7. Model Validation and Selection

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 113-134
  8. Regularization

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 135-151
  9. Clustering

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 153-171
  10. Feature Learning

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 173-188
  11. Transparent and Explainable ML

    • Alexander Jung
    Pages 189-200
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 201-212

About this book

Machine learning (ML) has become a commonplace element in our everyday lives and a standard tool for many fields of science and engineering. To make optimal use of ML, it is essential to understand its underlying principles. 


This book approaches ML as the computational implementation of the scientific principle. This principle consists of continuously adapting a model of a given data-generating phenomenon by minimizing some form of loss incurred by its predictions. 


The book trains readers to break down various ML applications and methods in terms of data, model, and loss, thus helping them to choose from the vast range of ready-made ML methods.


The book’s three-component approach to ML provides uniform coverage of a wide range of concepts and techniques. As a case in point, techniques for regularization, privacy-preservation as well as explainability amount tospecific design choices for the model, data, and loss of a ML method. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland

    Alexander Jung

About the author

Alexander Jung is Assistant Professor of Machine Learning at the Department of Computer Science, Aalto University where he leads the research group "Machine Learning for Big Data". His courses on machine learning, artificial intelligence, and convex optimization are among the most popular courses offered at Aalto University. He received a Best Student Paper Award at the premium signal processing conference IEEE ICASSP in 2011, an Amazon Web Services Machine Learning Award in 2018, and was elected as Teacher of the Year by the Department of Computer Science in 2018. He serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Signal Processing Letters.  


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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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