Machine Learning School

M1-INTRO: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

11h 0min
Motivational intro; what is AI; explicit/implicit approaches; machine learning and its types (supervised/unsupervised/reinforcement); local and global generalization; search methods.

Welcome meeting (onsite/online)
Acquisition
1 Welcome meeting: basic course info
The aim of the activity is to present the basic information about the course, its content, activities, requirements and methods of assessment to all participants. The activity is going to be done on-site for participants who can make it to Žilina and online for the rest.

30 min
Discussion
2 Welcome meeting: discussion
The aim of the activity is for everybody involved to get acquainted, to discuss what their background is, to communicate their expectations, etc. The activity is going to be done on-site for participants who can make it to Žilina and online for the rest.

30 min
Main Content
Acquisition
1 Lecture content
Content: – Motivational introduction; – What is AI: the 4 approaches; – Explicit / implicit approaches; – Machine learning and its types; – Supervised learning (demonstration using k-nearest neighbours); – Unsupervised learning (demonstration using k-means); – Reinforcement learning; – Local and global generalization; – Search methods (demonstration using naïve search for Sudoku);

2h 0min
Practice
2 Colab Notebooks
A set of colab notebooks, regarding especially these topics: – KNN, an illustration; – KNN on the Iris dataset; – Preprocessing and scikit-learn pipelines; – KNN for regression;

3h 0min
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Assessment
3 Quiz activities
Quiz activities meant to provide quick, unassessed feedback to students regarding their grasp of the material.

30 min
Investigation
4 Independent study time + review
The estimated additional time required for studying the material independently, using the lecture videos/slides and also referencing other literature and material, as necessary. Facilitates correct understanding of the material. This activity also includes the time required for review before exams.

2h 30min
Discussion
5 Team project: selecting topics, forming teams
The students select a topic for their team project and form teams.

2h 0min