Carnegie Mellon University

Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

Course Information

18-661: Introduction to Machine Learning for Engineers

Units:

12

Description:

This course provides an introduction to machine learning with a special focus on engineering applications. The course starts with a mathematical background required for machine learning and covers approaches for supervised learning (linear models, kernel methods, decision trees, neural networks) and unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction), as well as theoretical foundations of machine learning (learning theory, optimization). Evaluation will consist of mathematical problem sets and programming projects targeting real-world engineering applications. This course is crosslisted with 18-461. ECE graduate students will be prioritized for 18-661, and ECE undergraduate students will be prioritized for 18-461. Although students in 18-461 will share lectures with students in 18-661, students in 18-461 will receive distinct homework assignments, distinct programming projects, and distinct exams from the ones given to students in 18-661. Specifically, the homework assignments, programming projects, and exams that are given to the 18-661 students will be more challenging than those given to the 18-461 students.


Last Modified: 2024-01-19 11:07AM

Current session:

This course is currently being offered.

Semesters offered:

  • Spring 2024
  • Fall 2023
  • Spring 2023
  • Fall 2022
  • Spring 2022
  • Fall 2021
  • Spring 2021
  • Fall 2020
  • Spring 2020
  • Fall 2019
  • Spring 2019
  • Fall 2018