Machine Learning blog
…another data-centric blog about machine learning, predictive analytics and “big” data mining
2012 Jan. NYC Predictive Analytics event
NYC event Thursday, Jan, 5 2011 — Bayesian Generalized Linear Models and Appropriate Default Prior. For more info & to register go to NYC Predictive Analytics
Read MoreLibPAML Open Source Machine Learning Software (Coming Soon)
LibPAML (Library for Prediction and Machine Learning) is an open source library designed to help businesses leverage modern machine learning techniques in support of various business challenges, like recommendation engines or optimization problems. It is developed in C++ for high performance and runs on Linux and Mac OS. For more...
Read More2011 Dec. NYC Predictive Analytics event
NYC event Thursday, Dec, 1 2011 — Recommendation with an Understandable Reason: Collaborative Topic Modeling for Recommending Scientific Articles. For more info & to register go to NYC Predictive Analytics
Read MoreLate Night Ramblings
Just some late night ramblings. I thought it would be fun to create a category on the new blog called “late nite ramblings”. These are the ideas that form somewhere between coherence and “maybe I shouldn’t post it”. But it’s often those short-lived spikes of semi-consciousness that lead to the...
Read MoreIntroduction to Matrix Factorization in Collaborative Filtering
This is something I put together as internal training material and thought it might be worth sharing… view/download pdf Presentation Outline 1. Introduction To Matrix Factorization Collaborative Filtering – Alex Lin Senior Architect Intelligent Mining 2. Outline - Factor analysis - Matrix decomposition - Matrix Factorization Model - Minimizing Cost...
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