CS6140 — Machine Learning: Reviews & Ratings

CS6140 (Machine Learning) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 3.0/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Provides a broad look at a variety of techniques used in machine learning and data mining, and also examines issues associated with their use. Topics include algorithms for supervised learning including decision tree induction, artificial neural networks, instance-based learning, probabilistic methods, and support vector machines; unsupervised learning; and reinforcement learning. Also covers computational learning theory and other methods for analyzing and measuring the performance of learning algorithms. Course work includes a programming term project.

Average rating
3.0/5
Difficulty
3.5/5
Ratings
20
Last taught
Fall 2026
Credits
4 Hours
Prerequisites
CS 5800 with a minimum grade of C- or CS 7800 with a minimum grade of C-
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