Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Type D and Type F activities

Type D learning activities are the student's choice, type F activities are additional knowledge useful for job placement (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Teaching Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan. Type D or F learning activities can be covered by the following activities.

1. Modules taught at the University of Verona

Include the modules listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can also be filtered by language of delivery via Advanced Search).

Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the period indicated.

2. CLA certificate or language equivalency

In addition to those required by the curriculum/study plan, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:

  • English language: 3 CFUs are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).
  • Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFUs are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).

These CFUs will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 CFUs in total, of type F if the study plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately justified.

Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.

Method of inclusion in the booklet: request the certificate or equivalency from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it

Warning: to students, who have achieved the B2 level of English in their three-year careers (bachelor), we emphasize the need to replace the full B2 level of English, provided by the study plan, with the C1 level of "computerized" English (prova informatizzata) or to acquire other language proficiency in a community language at least at the full B1 level.

3. Transversal skills

Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery

Mode of inclusion in the booklet: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining the Open Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.  

4. CONTAMINATION LAB 

The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.  

Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).  

Find out more:  https://www.univr.it/clabverona 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.

5. Internship/internship period

In addition to the CFUs stipulated in the curriculum/study plan (check carefully what is indicated on the Teaching Regulations): here information on how to activate the internship. 

Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.

Modules and other activities that can be entered independently in the booklet

Academic year:

Teaching code

4S009069

Coordinator

Francesco Setti

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

ING-INF/05 - INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Period

Semester 1 dal Oct 2, 2023 al Jan 26, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide the basic tools for machine learning, together with specific techniques to deal with large amounts of data, such as deep learning. Theory and techniques will be specifically addressed to data science issues with particular emphasis on data analysis. At the end of the course the student has to show to have acquired the following skills:
- knowledge of the main types of data (e.g. binaries, texts, sounds, etc.)
- understanding and capability to use the basic elements of descriptive statistics, elementary probability, linear algebra with elements of optimization and regularization
- knowledge of basic machine learning techniques (e.g. support vector machines, random forest, etc.)
- knowledge of basic deep learning techniques (e.g. convolutional neural network, long-short memory machines, etc.)
- knowledge of the basics of Natural Language Processing for, for example, sentiment analysis
- knowledge of the basic issues in the context of measurement and Regression measures, e.g., RMSE (Root Mean Square Error), MAE, Rsquared and adjusted Rsquared)
- knowledge of the basic tools in supervised training, e.g., confusion matrix, accuracy, precision, recall, F1, Curve precision-recall, ROC, average precision, CMC NLP: Bleu, Spice

Prerequisites and basic notions

The student should have basic skills in math, linear algebra, probability and statistics.

Program

- Introduction to Machine Learning: basics, terminology, performance metrics, inductive bias
- Bayesian decision theory
- Parametric learning
- Support Vector Machines
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Recurrent Neural Networks
- Auto-Encoders
- Unsupervised Machine Learning

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Lectures, exercises, laboratory sessions on the PC

Learning assessment procedures

The exam involves the discussion of a project proposing a solution to an industrial problem.
The student will present his/her work in about 15 minutes (with or without the use of support material such as slides, written report, demo, etc.), followed by a Q&A session.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

For the generation of the mark it will be taken into account:
- performance of the developed system (with different metrics depending on the problem);
- theoretical motivation behind the student's design choices;
- ability to clearly and concisely present the key points of the project;
- ability to support a discussion on possible alternative solutions and potential causes of failure of the solution developed.
The student must also demonstrate mastery of all the topics in the program (even those not addressed during the project).

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The mark will be based on the discussion of an individual project focusing on the topics of the course.

Exam language

Inglese/English