Machine Learning / Deep Learning

Abstract

MATLAB is an exceptional platform for diving into the world of machine learning, offering a robust environment that integrates data analysis, visualization, and algorithm development seamlessly. In an introductory MATLAB machine learning tutorial, you'll be introduced to and familiarized with the MATLAB Machine Learning toolbox interface and its extensive documentation, which is designed to help both beginners and advanced users. You'll learn how to prepare data, a crucial step that involves cleaning and transforming raw data into a format suitable for analysis. This includes handling missing values, normalizing data, and feature extraction. Once your data is ready, we will explore machine learning techniques such as regression, which is used for predicting continuous outcomes, and classification, which is used for categorizing data into discrete classes. We will also delve into clustering methods, which group data based on similarities, and deep learning, which involves neural networks with multiple layers that can model complex patterns in data. Throughout the tutorial, you'll apply these techniques to datasets, gaining practical experience in training models, tuning hyperparameters, and evaluating model performance using metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall. By the end of the tutorial, you'll have a solid understanding of machine learning principles and hands-on experience with MATLAB's powerful tools, enabling you to tackle complex problems and develop sophisticated machine learning models.

Speaker

Professor Kourosh Rahnamai
Senior Engineer
Charles River Analytics

Professor Kourosh Rahnamai is a Full Professor of Electrical Engineering at Western New England University, with over 30 years of experience in industry and academic research. His expertise spans the application of artificial intelligence, advanced estimation, and control theory across a variety of complex systems.

Dr. Rahnamai collaborated extensively with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1997 to 2015, contributing to mission designs for Mars exploration. He also led research at Firestar Technologies on the innovative Thermal Engine with Metastable Power Extraction Steps (TEMPES). As Principal Investigator, he has directed numerous projects sponsored by industry, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and NASA.

Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Engineer at Charles River Analytics, specializing in fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant flight control systems. His developments have been validated on platforms including the AFTI/F-16 and Grumman's Control Reconfigurable Combat Aircraft (CRCA). A prolific author of technical papers and reports, Dr. Rahnamai continues to drive innovation at the intersection of AI and dynamic systems.