Statistical Machine Learning (Summer term 2026)
Start-of-term-FAQ
- Q: Do I need to register? A: Yes, the link will be provided by end of march. The number of participants is not limited, don't worry.
- Q: Some of the material is password-protected. A: yes, you will get the password in the first lecture.
- Q: I am an exchange student, or a student from a different degree program. Can I take part? A: Yes, if you have enough background knowledge. Q: How do I know? A: if in doubt, please approach me at the end of the first lecture (not by email).
- I have another question ... Ideally, please ask me at the end of the first lecture. Please don't send lots of questions by email.
Setup
What: Statistical Machine Learning, 9 CPLecturer: Prof. Ulrike von Luxburg
When and where: Lecture takes place Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:15 - 9:45, lecture hall A2, ground floor, Maria-von-Linden-Strasse 1. First lecture is on April 14. Tutorials: start in the second week of term, see below.
Background information
This course is intended for the students of the master programs in
machine learning or computer science or related degrees. It requires
a solid understanding of maths, for example as taught in the course on
Mathematics of Machine Learning: Linear algebra, Mulitvariate
analysis, Probability Theory, Statistics, Optimization. The course is
not recommended for students without this background. We also assume
that students can program in python.
This lecture is going to be substantially revised and the contents
shift quite a bit. While the
old lecture notes
still exist and the
videos for the old vesion of the course also
still exist, you need to use the new lecture
notes and attend the lectures in person to get the new content. The
exam will be about the new content of course.
Info sheet about the logistics of the lecture:
link to come
Registration
You need to register for this class on Ilias. Registration will open on TBD. Link to the Ilias course: ILIASLecture notes
... coming ...Tutorials
We will have weekly tutorial sessions in small groups, you will be assigned in one of the following groups:- Tue 14:00 - 16:00, Übungsraum 8D09 (Hörsaalzentrum Morgenstelle)
- Wed 12:00 - 14:00, Übungsraum 8D09 (Hörsaalzentrum Morgenstelle)
- Thur 12:00 - 14:00, Hörsaal TTR2 (Cyber Valley Campus, MVL6)
- Thur, 16:00 - 18:00, Hörsaal A104, Sand,
- tba
Assignments
- will be posted here
Exam modalities
To be admitted to the exam you need to ... TBA ... .The exam is written. There will be two exams, one at the end of term, the second one before the next term starts. The dates will be fixed by a central process and are no known yet. You can choose which exam to take, both will have the same difficulty. But note that there won't be a third exam nor oral exams: if you skip the first exam and fail the second one, you would need to wait for next summer term to take the exam again.
