ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL DATA ANALYSIS

Course objectives

General objectives The course aims to introduce the principles, methodologies, and applications of the main engineering techniques used to study biomedical data pertaining the domains of statistics and machine learning. Specific objectives - Knowledge and understanding Students will learn concepts of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, classification models and advanced biosignal processing - Applying knowledge and understanding Students will familiarize with basic tools to apply statistical tests and to train basic classification models - Critical and judgment skills Students will learn to choose the most suitable control methodology for a specific problem and to evaluate the complexity of the proposed solution. - Communication skills Students will learn to communicate in a multidisciplinary context the main issues of interfacing neurophysiological signals with artificial systems, and to convey possible design choices for this purpose. - Learning ability: Students will develop a mindset oriented to independent learning of advanced concepts not covered in the course.

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FEBO CINCOTTI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Statistics. Variables; Descriptive statistics: measures of central tendency, dispersion and correlation, probability distributions. Inferential statistics: experimental design, hypothesis testing: single sample, two samples, multiple samples; parametric and non-parametric, their application. Classification. Discrimination and prediction; Fisher's discriminant analysis, and other classifiers; Classification quality: resubstitution, crossvalidation, confusion matrix, sensitivity, specificity and other indices; Artificial neural networks Electromyographic signal processing. Imaging of neuroelectric sources. Seminars on specific applications.
Prerequisites
- Elements of probability theory - Elements of Biosignal processing
Books
The teaching material in electronic format (slides, handouts, Matlab code) will be distributed by the teacher.
Frequency
Attending lessons is not mandatory. However, participation in laboratory exercises is recommended.
Exam mode
The assessment will take place through written and laboratory tests. The written test will consist of (i) closed-ended questions in which the knowledge and understanding of the topics covered during the course is assessed and (ii) an open-ended question, in which the degree of in-depth study of the subject is assessed. In the laboratory test, problems will be proposed to be solved by writing a script in a Matlab environment.
Bibliography
Lane, DM. Online Statistics Education: A Multimedia Course of Study
Lesson mode
- In-presence lessons - Exercises in the computer laboratory
EMMA COLAMARINO Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1044421
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseBiomedical Engineering
  • CurriculumGestione del sistema sanitario
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDING-INF/06
  • CFU12
  • Subject areaIngegneria biomedica