Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning (PMR) is a 20 credit course at Level 11, normally taken in Year 5. It runs in Semester 2. The exam is in April/May, and is worth 75% of the course mark. The University descriptor is here.
Course Outline
The course will cover the most important topics in probabilistic modelling and unsupervised learning, and provide a thorough basis for understanding extensions, further developments and applications.
While the precise topics will vary slightly from year to year, the core content will revolve around:
- probabilistic graphical models - exact inference - learning from data - methods for approximate inference and learning
The course will be delivered in a series of lectures and exercises. In addition to working through exercises with pencil and paper, the students will be expected to complete some programming exercises to gain experience with implementing and using the material taught in the course.
The detailed course syllabus is available on the course homepage https://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/pmr
Timetable
If you are looking for your class times for this course, these can be found via your University of Edinburgh calendar (links provided below):
