Machine Learning II (2008/2009)

Bayesian Nonparametrics

Week 1: Yee Whye presents an introduction to Bayesian nonparametrics.

Demonstrations:
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Reading material:

• Introduction to Dirichlet Processes.
• Review of Hierarchical Bayesian Nonparametric Models.
• Mike Jordan's NIPS 2005 tutorial notes.
• Zoubin Ghahramani's UAI 2005 tutorial notes.

weeks 2-4: Peter Orbanz will talk about theoretical foundations of Bayesian nonparametrics.