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CS 608 — Matrix Methods in Data Analysis
(dt. Matrixmethoden in der Datenanalyse)
Level, degree of commitment | Advanced module, depends on importing study program |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS), 270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
9 CP Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises. Examination type: Written or oral examination (individual examination) |
Language, Grading |
German/English,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Data Science. |
Subject, Origin | Mathematics, B.Sc. Data Science |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, Regularly alternating with other specialization modules |
Person in charge of the module's outline | Prof. Dr. István Heckenberger |
Contents
- Presentation of problems for the evaluation of large amounts of data,
- Modelling of the tasks in the form of matrix equations,
- Mathematical and algorithmic methods for matrix factorization,
- Special algorithms under positivity and for thin matrix fillings,
- tensor factorization
Qualification Goals
Students will be able to,
- Understand methods for studying large data sets and the mathematical background of the algorithms used,
- combine techniques from mathematics and computer science,
- speak freely about scientific content, both in front of an audience and in a discussion.
Prerequisites
None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: either Linear Algebra I and Linear Algebra II or Basic Linear Algebra, Object-oriented Programming.
Recommended Reading
- Skillicorn, D., Understanding Complex Datasets. Data Mining with Matrix Decompositions, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2007
- Elden, L., Matrix Methods in Data Mining and Pattern Recognition, SIAM, Second edition, 2019
- Strang, G., Linear Algebra and Learning from Data, Welleslay-Cambridge Press, 2019
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