Carlos III University of Madrid

This course discusses advanced concepts in machine learning. Topics include: nonlinear classification and regression; Kernel methods; Ensemble methods; Gaussian Processes for classification and regression; unsupervised learning; graphical models; latent variable models; Bayesian non-parametrics; multi-task learning; transfer learning. 

This course covers the fundamentals of industrial systems, automation, and control methods. Topics include: discrete events system modeling; automation technologies; programmable logic controller (PLC) programming languages; actuators; sensors; field buses. 

The course provides a study of the process of political transition and consolidation of Spanish democracy. It discusses the institutional design of the Spanish political system as well as the political actors and the political culture in Spain, as compared to other advanced democracies. Students are expected to have previous coursework in political science.

This course discusses fundamental concepts in instrumentation and measurements. Topics include: multimeter, signal generator, and oscilloscope; vector network analyzer; lock-in amplifier; interfacing sensors and digital systems; data acquisition equipment and virtual instrumentation; sensors; analog signal conditioning circuits; noise and signal-to-noise ratio; modulation techniques and circuit components; signal sampling and processing; analog to digital and digital to analog converters; digital signal processing.  

Prerequisites: Signals, Systems and Circuits; Electronic Engineering Fundamentals.

This course explores the relationship between theater and religion in Antiquity, from the Pharaonic era to the early Middle Ages. It examines the spaces and forms of possible interactions between dramatic performances and cultural practices, the identity of the actors involved, and the effectiveness of drama in the process of emotional and cognitive arousal, both individual and collective, within the religious experience.