Pattern Recognition Primer

This textbook provides semester-length coverage of pattern recognition/classification, accessible to everyone who would like to understand how pattern recognition and machine learning works. It explores the most commonly used classification methods in an intelligible way. Unlike other books available for this course, this one explains from top to bottom each method with all needed details. Every method described is explained with examples in Python. The presentation is designed to be highly accessible to students from a variety of disciplines, with no experience in machine learning. Each chapter contains easy to understand code samples, as well as exercises to consolidate and test knowledge.

Maciej J. Ogorzalek is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Head of the Department of Information Technologies, Jagiellonian University Krakow, Poland ‐ the oldest (1364) and most prestigious higher education institution in the country. He held many visiting positions in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Japan, Hong Kong. 2006‐2009 he held the Chair of Biosignals and Systems, Hong Kong Polytechnic University under the Distinguished Scholars Scheme. His research interests include nonlinear circuits and systems, bio‐medical signal processing, analysis and design of next generation 3D integrated circuits. Author or co‐author of over 250 technical papers published in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings, author of the book Chaos and Complexity in Nonlinear Electronic Circuits (World Scientific, 1997). He served as Editor‐in‐Chief of the Circuits and Systems Magazine 2004‐2007, Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems Part I, 1993‐1995 and 1999‐2001, he was elected Member of the Editorial Board Proceedings of the IEEE 2004‐2009. He serves also as an Associate Editor ‐ Journal of the Franklin Institute (1997 ‐ ), Member of the Editorial board of the International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications (2000 ‐ ) and Member of the Editorial Board of the NOLTA Journal (Japan). Dr. Ogorzalek is IEEE Fellow (1997). He served the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society including 2008 Society President. He was CAS Society Distinguished Lecturer (2004‐2005) and received the 2002 Guillemin‐Cauer Award and IEEE‐CAS Golden Jubilee Award. He has been Chair of several conferences, including ECCTD (2003), NOLTA (2009‐2010), Special Session Chair ISCAS (2000).