CS542

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Contents 1 Course Information 2 Comment 3 Content 4 Reading Asignment 5 Reference

Course Information

• CS 542: "Neural Computation with Artificial Neural Networks", Fall 2005
• Instructor: Stefan Schaal<sschaal_at_usc.edu>
• Textbook: Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition by C.M. Bishop
• Final Grade: 4.0/4.0 (A+)

Comment

• Great course! A nice professor with interesting topics.
• Stefan explained NN concepts well not only practically but also mathematically.
• Pattern Classification(Duda, Hart & Stork, 2001) will be very helpful.
• 4 homeworks + 1 project. (No exam!!)

Content

• Class Homepage
• The Matrix Reference Manual
• Matlab Implementation for NNs - NetLab
• NN Tips: Tips for Neural Network

Reading Asignment

• Forward models: Supervised learning with a distal teacher by Jordan, M., Rumelhart, D. (1992)
• Hierarchical mixtures of experts and the EM algorithm by Jordan, M., Jacobs, R. (1994)

Reference

• Mac Kay
• Neural Network FAQ
• Generation5 Neural Networks Sections

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Fall 2005, Computational Neuroscience