Probabilistic Graphical Models

10-708, Fall 2005

School of Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University


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Many of the problems in artificial intelligence, statistics, computer systems, computer vision, natural language processing, and computational biology, among many other fields, can be viewed as the search for a coherent global conclusion from local information.  The general graphical models framework provides an unified view for this wide range of problems, enabling efficient inference, decision-making and learning in problems with a very large number of attributes and huge datasets. This graduate-level course will provide you with a strong foundation for both applying graphical models to complex problems and for addressing core research topics in graphical models.

 

The class will cover three aspects: The core representation, including Bayesian and Markov networks, dynamic Bayesian networks, and relational models; probabilistic inference algorithms, both exact and approximate; and, learning methods for both the parameters and the structure of graphical models. Students entering the class should have a pre-existing working knowledge of probability, statistics, and algorithms, though the class has been designed to allow students with a strong numerate background to catch up and fully participate.

 

Students are required to have successfully completed 10701/15781, or an equivalent class.

 

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