Archive for the ‘University of Manchester’ Category
What scientific literature?
One of the great things about doing an academic qualification through a major institution like the University of Manchester is the access you get to scientific literature. A huge number of research papers are locked away behind paywalls. Sites like Google Scholar can show you what’s out there, but you’ll only be able to see [...]
In: MSc, Project, University of Manchester
A Very Geeky Dilemma
A new module has appeared on the University of Manchester CS horizon, and it’s temping me away from wrapping up the taught course with my previous front-runner ‘Ontology Engineering for the Semantic Web‘. Yep, COMP61032 ‘Optimization for Learning, Planning and Problem Solving‘ has appeared in my field of vision and it looks a bit hardcore. [...]
In: Computer Science, Machine Learning, MSc, University of Manchester
Machine Learning Turing Lecture in Manchester
Dr. Christopher Bishop will be giving the Turing Lecture this year on the topic of Machine Learning. Dr. Bishop is a highly respected figure in the Machine Learning discipline and wrote Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, a great place to start if you’re interested in the subject. It’s certainly on my bookshelf. He’s giving the [...]
In: Machine Learning, University of Manchester