uwloo

SYDE 675Pattern Recognition

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Systems Design 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: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Pattern recognition addresses the problem of detecting and classifying patterns in data, a process of machine perception in which objects are assigned to classes to which they are most similar. This course introduces the three modern approaches to pattern recognition: statistical, structural and neural. Specific topics include distance and probability based approaches in multidimensional feature spaces, feature extraction, clustering and performance measures; pattern grammars, syntax analysis and grammatical inference; connectionist models, pattern associators, back propagation and self-organizing networks.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SYDE 675, February 2024 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Course selection: should I take STAT 441/841 and 444/844 in the same term? 3 points, 5 comments

“I'm deciding between different courses, and there's a tentative schedule for the 2025 winter term. Both courses are statistical learning courses, which I've been told are a fair amount of work. …”

u/Ok-Conclusion-5481: “… how bad are the upper year stat courses lol If you're looking for toned-down versions, try considering similar courses in other departments like SYDE 675 instead of STAT 441. …”

View on RedditRemove this

Spring 2024

Need advice on course selection 4 points, 0 comments

u/jzxwww: “… Somehow, all the 600+ graduate courses aligned with my research, like Pattern Recognition(SYDE675) and Image Processing(SYDE671), have not been offered for two consecutive terms. I have no idea if they will be offered again. The only course that looks like a substitute is CS684. …”

View on RedditRemove this

Winter 2024

ML Application Course in MSCI and ECE, Advice 2 points, 5 comments

“I am currently a computer science student who's interested in sit in (and probably try asking professor for some of the assignments) of some of the machine learning related course. …”

u/1000Ditto: “i think you should take SYDE 572 with ayub ali/paul figueth you can see the info here https://sites.google.com/view/aliayub/teaching/syde-675-winter-2024?authuser=0 you should also talk with sirisha rambhatla about ml in general”

View on RedditRemove this

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

Graduate Calendar

Older Graduate Calendars

In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024