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Recommender Systems SpecializationUniversity of Minnesota

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In this course you will learn a variety of matrix factorization and hybrid machine learning techniques for recommender systems.  Starting with basic matrix factorization, you will understand both the intuition and the practical details of building recommender systems based on reducing the dimensionality of the user-product preference space.  Then you will learn about techniques that combine the strengths of different algorithms into powerful hybrid recommenders.

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

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Course 4 of 5 in the

Recommender Systems Specialization

Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

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Michael D. Ekstrand

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Computer Science, Boise State University

103,281 Learners

6 Courses

Joseph A Konstan

Distinguished McKnight Professor and Distinguished University Teaching Professor

Computer Science and Engineering

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11 Courses

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 minutes to complete

Preface

4 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 4 min)

Week

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Matrix Factorization (Part 1)

This is a two-part, two-week module on matrix factorization recommender techniques. It includes an assignment and quiz (both due in the second week), and an honors assignment (also due in the second week). Please pace yourself carefully -- it will be difficult to finish in two weeks unless you start the assignments during the first week.

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 70 min), 1 reading

Week

Week 3

6 hours to complete

Matrix Factorization (Part 2)

6 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 15 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Hybrid Recommenders

This is a three-part, two-week module on hybrid and machine learning recommendaton algorithms and advanced recommender techniques. It includes a quiz (due in the second week), and an honors assignment (also due in the second week). Please pace yourself carefully -- it will be difficult to finish the honors track in two weeks unless you start the assignments during the first week.

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 96 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MATRIX FACTORIZATION AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

by SLSep 11, 2019

It will be great, if we can do honor's track with Python or R

by LLJul 18, 2017

great courses! They invite a lot of interviews to let me understand the sea of recommend system!

by DDJan 9, 2021

Very good. Per closing comments, it probably needs an update (since 2016) as this is active, progressive area.

by SKDec 4, 2017

Awesome course especially for those doing Ph.D in recommender systems

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About the Recommender Systems Specialization

A Recommender System is a process that seeks to predict user preferences. This Specialization covers all the fundamental techniques in recommender systems, from non-personalized and project-association recommenders through content-based and collaborative filtering techniques, as well as advanced topics like matrix factorization, hybrid machine learning methods for recommender systems, and dimension reduction techniques for the user-product preference space.

This Specialization is designed to serve both the data mining expert who would want to implement techniques like collaborative filtering in their job, as well as the data literate marketing professional, who would want to gain more familiarity with these topics. The courses offer interactive, spreadsheet-based exercises to master different algorithms, along with an honors track where you can go into greater depth using the LensKit open source toolkit. By the end of this Specialization, you’ll be able to implement as well as evaluate recommender systems. The Capstone Project brings together the course material with a realistic recommender design and analysis project.

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