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62229-01 - Lecture: Modern Aspects of Bayesian Statistics (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Kai Hencken (k.hencken@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The lecture covers modern aspects of Bayesian Statistics. These are on the one hand the fundation and application of MCMC, e.g. Gibbs Sampling, HMC. On the other hand modern computational techniques for the posterior distribution, e.g., SMC, ABC, Variational Bayes. On the other hand the lecture shows modern modelling approaches, e.g. hierarchical models, sparsity enforcing priors, but also an insight into the Bayesian Workflow. |
| Learning objectives | The focus is on modern methods, that allow to solve problems that have been difficult or computationally extensive in the past. |
| Bibliography | A list of references and books will be given in the lecture |
| Comments | Due to some absence, the lecture starts on September30th at 16h15 only. As the lecture focuses on advanced topics, there is a general introduction to Bayesian statistics in this lecture. |
| Admission requirements | Students should have a general knowledge on mathematics and (Bayesian) statistics. A short introduction to Bayesian statistics is given at the beginning of the lectures. It is also expected that some programming capabilities are available. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 16.09.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 23.09.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 30.09.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 07.10.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 14.10.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 21.10.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 28.10.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 04.11.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 11.11.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 18.11.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 25.11.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 02.12.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 09.12.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Monday 16.12.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Physik, Seminarzimmer 4.1 |
| Modules |
Module Specialisation: Physics (Master's Studies: Nanosciences) Module: Electives in Data Science (Master's Studies: Data Science) Module: Specialisation (Master's Studies: Physics) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | The grading is based on exercise sets during the lectures and the completion of a project at the end of the lecture (a list of topics is given, but own projects are possible as well). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Physik |