Hi everyone! Just a quick reminder that we are having a Machine Learning meetup at Noisebridge in the Church room (Northeast corner classroom), at 7pm this Thursday, January 16th. There will be a class targeted towards beginners to machine learning. Very basic programming knowledge, like using variables, arrays, and loops, would be helpful.

The schedule will go something like this:

7:00pm - 7:30pm

Project Talks, and SAGE and ebook distribution - People interested in presenting ideas for projects can stand up and share their ideas for projects to find collaborators. USB keys with SAGE and machine learning resources will be handed out for installation.

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Project people can break off and continue collaborating. For beginners and all other interested parties, I'll give an interactive tutorial on regression via SAGE worksheets and the projector.

Hope to see you there! If you're interested in getting a head start:

Noisebridge ML Wiki Page:
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Machine_Learning

SAGE Download:
http://www.sagemath.org/download.html

mike

P.S. The intro classes will be recurring, probably every 1-1.5 months, so don't freak out if you can't make it! I will also consider teaching the intro class on a weekend if there is enough demand. If you're interested in helping out to teach or create course material please contact me or solicit the mailing list(s).