Philip Chan
242 Engineering Complex, 674-7280

http://www.cs.fit.edu/~pkc/classes/ml-internet/
Office Hours: MW 1-3pm (or by appointment)

This course explores machine learning and data mining algorithms with applications to the Internet, particularly in areas such as: the web and security. This course involves one or two mini-research projects. One to two research papers are discussed each week. Each student will implement existing algorithms and devise/implement improved/new algorithms. Topics can be selected by the students; possible topics include:

• web personalization
• adaptive web sites
• adaptive search engines
• grouping similar news articles
• intrusion detection

Evaluation

• Mini-research project(s) (70%): implementating existing algorithms and devising/implementing improved/new algorithms.
• Quizzes on reading assignments (30%)

Prerequisites

• CSE 4081/5211 Analysis of Algorithms or CSE 4301/5290 Artificial Intelligence
• Proficient in programming