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MSE 546Advanced Machine Learning

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Management Science and Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides a deeper understanding of machine learning (ML) techniques by utilizing students' prior background in ML and operations research to understand the drivers of ML methodologies rather than using black-box processes. The course first reviews supervised and unsupervised learning methods, and then dives deeper into their assumptions, mathematical models, and underlying algorithms to help students systematically develop and enhance ML processes. Using the same approach, the course covers more advanced topics in ML, such as neural networks and reinforcement learning. Application areas within this course may include, but are not limited to health care, energy, sports, transportation, and manufacturing.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • BME411 - Optimization and Numerical Methods (0.50)
        • CHE521 - Process Optimization (0.50)
        • CO250 - Introduction to Optimization (0.50)
        • ENVE335 - Decision Making for Environmental Engineers (0.50)
        • MSE331 - Introduction to Optimization (0.50)
        • MSE332 - Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods (0.50)
        • SYDE411 - Optimization and Numerical Methods (0.50)
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • CS480 - Introduction to Machine Learning (0.50)
        • ECE457B - Machine Learning (0.50)
        • MSE446 - Introduction to Machine Learning (0.50)
        • SYDE522 - Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00150650 / 96MW 10:00–11:20
LEC 701204765 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10150660 / 96F 10:30–11:20

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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