An Introduction to Support Vector Machines and Other Kernel-based Learning Methods

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Nello Cristianini, John Shawe-TaylorCambridge University Press, 3/23/2000EAN 9780521780193, ISBN10: 0521780195Hardcover, 204 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 1.5 cmLanguage: EnglishThis is the first comprehensive introduction to Support Vector Machines (SVMs), a generation learning system based on recent advances in statistical learning theory. SVMs deliver state-of-the-art performance in real-world applications such as text categorisation, hand-written character recognition, image classification, biosequences analysis, etc., and are now established as one of the standard tools for machine learning and data mining. Students will find the book both stimulating and accessible, while practitioners will be guided smoothly through the material required for a good grasp of the theory and its applications. The concepts are introduced gradually in accessible and self-contained stages, while the presentation is rigorous and thorough. Pointers to relevant literature and web sites containing software ensure that it forms an ideal starting point for further study. Equally, the book and its associated web site will guide practitioners to updated literature, new applications, and on-line software.Preface1. The learning methodology2. Linear learning machines3. Kernel-induced feature spaces4. Generalisation theory5. Optimisation theory6. Support vector machines7. Implementation techniques8. Applications of support vector machinesAppendix Apseudocode for the SMO algorithmAppendix Bbackground mathematicsAppendix CglossaryAppendix DnotationBibliographyIndex.'... the most accessible introduction to the area I have yet seen'. D. J. Hand, Publication of the International Statistical Institute Show more