Course Catalog - 2022-2023

     

CAAM 568 - DATA SCIENCE & CONTROL THEORY

Long Title: INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED DATA SCIENCE AND CONTROL THEORY
Department: Comp Appl Math Operations Rsch
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This graduate level course presents a pragmatic introduction to the foundational theory of data science and optimal control along with multiple practical applications. It includes modern (post-1990) aspects of data science driven by massively more data and computer power such as deep neural networks. Dynamical systems and optimal control methods are deeply impacted by these developments, and the course includes relevant sections on nonlinear control and reinforcement learning. It is supplemented by practical programming exercises to be completed every week by all students. Several industrial-strength applications from the energy sector are discussed in appropriate detail. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Equivalent of advanced course work in computer programming (e.g. COMP 321), calculus (e.g. MATH 212), statistics or probability theory (e.g. STAT 331), linear algebra (e.g. CAAM 334 or 335). Proficiency in MATLAB (course programming language) or Python (alternative to MATLAB available to course participants).