Summer 2026 - IAT 461 BLS1
Data Science for Human-Centered Systems (4)
Class Number: 3911
Delivery Method: Blended
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: TBA, TBA
Surrey
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Instructor:
Alireza Karduni
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Prerequisites:
IAT 355 and IAT 360, both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Analytical approaches examining user interaction data to understand how interactive systems meet their users' goals are covered. The data preprocessing techniques, feature engineering for summative and temporal characteristics, statistical, data mining and machine learning techniques used to derive insights are compared, focusing on their benefits and pitfalls.
Materials
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Registrar Notes:
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