Introduction to Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

Paul Fieguth received the B.A.Sc. degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1991 and the Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States, in 1995, both degrees in electrical engineering. He joined the faculty at the University of Waterloo in 1996, where he is currently Professor in Systems Design Engineering. He is a co-director of the Vision and Image Processing research group, where his research interests broadly involve machine learning for computer vision and statistical image processing. Specific interests include hierarchical algorithms for large problems, particularly in simplifying modelling and interpretation. In addition to this text, he is also the author on textbooks on Statistical Image Processing and Complex Systems.

• Chapter 1. Overview.- Chapter 2. Introduction to Pattern Recognition.- Chapter 3. Learning.- Chapter 4. Representing Patterns.- Chapter 5. Feature Extraction and Selection.- Chapter 6. Distance-Based Classification.- Chapter 7. Inferring Class Models.- Chapter 8. Statistics-Based Classification.- Chapter 9. Classifier Testing and Validation.- Chapter 10. Discriminant-Based Classification.- Chapter 11. Ensemble Classification.- Chapter 12. Model-Free Classification.- Chapter 13. Conclusions and Directions.

“The book is an introduction to pattern recognition and machine learning. ... The book brings a balance between the analytical and experimental approaches of teaching these important subjects. It offers a great deal of examples and case studies. ... The book contains very useful appendices for refreshing mathematical concepts. Overall, this is an excellent introduction to pattern recognition and machine learning.” (Smaranda Belciug, zbMATH 1516.68002, 2023)