Explanatory Data Analysis group

Probability Theory for Computer Scientists

Prospectus
25-26,24-25
Level
BSc, 6 EC
Part of
BSc Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, BSc Computer Science
Lecturers
Saber Salehkaleybar, Christos Athanasiadis
For students
All material, including slides and exercises, and announcements will be communicated through Brightspace.
Contents

In this class, students will learn how to model, quantify, and analyze uncertainty. The fundamental tools of probability will be covered which are essential to analyze and make sense of data. The course will focus on introducing basic concepts and methodologies, and will contain multiple examples and real-world applications.

In the course, we cover the following topics:

  • Axioms of probability
  • Conditional probability, Independence, Conditional independence
  • Bayes’ Rule, Bayesian inference
  • Expectation, Variance, and Covariance
  • Discrete/Continous random variables
  • Probability mass/distribution functions
  • Joint distributions
  • Central limit theorem