Covers the fundamentals of machine learning tools used in materials science. Application areas include surrogate models for atomistic simulations as well as machine-learning tools for 3-dimensional image analysis and the analysis of experimental data. The course starts with an overview of probability theory and Bayesian inference followed by treatments of regularized regression, Gaussian process models and neural networks. Concepts of invariance and equivariance in the context of spatial transformations will be developed and neural network architectures that are equivariant to translational and rotational transformations will be analyzed.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

3

Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Engineering

College
BILLINGE S
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Spring 2026 . Billinge S
ENGR21335
M W
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Winter 2026 . Van Der Ven A
ENGR21335
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
MATRL 281
14 / 14 Full
Technical Communication and Presentation Design
Hawker C J
T R
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
MATRL 286J
5 / 25 Enrolled
Optical Characterization of Materials
Harter J W
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
MATRL 286EM
3 / 15 Enrolled
Two-Dimensional Moiré Materials
Berg E
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
MATRL 287X
4 / 25 Closed
Sustainability in Materials Science
Chabinyc M L
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
MATRL 289MM
2 / 25 Enrolled
Mathematics in Materials Science
Renuka Balakr
M
14:00 PM - 16:20 PM
MATRL 290
0 / 25 Enrolled
Research Group Studies
T B A