Ensemble Methods: Foundations and Algorithms

by Zhi-Hua Zhou

Overview

This comprehensive book presents an in-depth and systematic introduction to ensemble methods for researchers in machine learning, data mining, and related areas. It helps readers solve modem problems in machine learning using these methods. The author covers the spectrum of research in ensemble methods, including such famous methods as boosting, bagging, and rainforest, along with current directions and methods not sufficiently addressed in other books. Chapters explore cutting-edge topics, such as semi-supervised ensembles, cluster ensembles, and comprehensibility, as well as successful applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439830031
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/06/2012
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Zhi-Hua Zhou is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Technology and the National Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology at Nanjing University. Dr. Zhou is the founding steering committee co-chair of ACML and associate editor-in-chief, associate editor, and editorial board member of numerous journals. He has published extensively in top-tier journals, chaired many conferences, and won six international journal/conference/competition awards. His research interests encompass the areas of machine learning, data mining, pattern recognition, and multimedia information retrieval.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Boosting. Bagging and Forests. Random Subspace. Combining Methods and Stacking.Why Ensemble Works. Diversity. A Spectrum of Randomization. Selective Ensemble. Ensemble and Unlabeled Data. Ensemble for Unequal Costs and Imbalance Distribution. Comprehensibility. Clustering Ensemble. Applications.

Editorial Reviews

"… a valuable contribution to theoretical and practical ensemble learning. The material is very well presented, preliminaries and basic knowledge are discussed in detail, and many illustrations and pseudo-code tables help to understand the facts of this interesting field of research. Therefore, the book will become a helpful tool for practitioners working in the field of machine learning or pattern recognition as well as for students of engineering or computer sciences at the graduate and postgraduate level. I heartily recommend this book!"
—IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, February 2013

"While the book is rather written for a machine learning and pattern recognition audience, the terminology is well explained and therefore also easily understandable for readers from other areas. In general the book is well structured and written and presents nicely the different ideas and approaches for combining single learners as well as their strengths and limitations."
—Klaus Nordhausen, International Statistical Review (2013), 81

"Professor Zhou’s book is a comprehensive introduction to ensemble methods in machine learning. It reviews the latest research in this exciting area. I learned a lot reading it!"
—Thomas G. Dietterich, Professor and Director of Intelligent Systems Research, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA; ACM Fellow; and Founding President of the International Machine Learning Society

"This is a timely book. Right time and right book … with an authoritative but inclusive style that will allow many readers to gain knowledge on the topic."
—Fabio Roli, University of Cagliari, Italy

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