2- Course Aim:

This course will introduce the fundamentals of statistical pattern recognition with examples from several application areas. Techniques for handling multidimensional data of various types and scales along with algorithms for clustering and classifying data will be explained. This is an advanced level course suited for graduate students in Computer Science and Engineering. It is primarily intended for highly motivated graduate students who are interested in doing research in the areas of Pattern Recognition, Neural Networks and Computer Vision. There are many open problems in these areas suitable for investigation by Master's or Ph.D.