This textbook contains both an introduction to machine learning and the main learning techniques, which can be suitable for graduate students, and advanced chapters suitable for researchers intending to gather a deeper theoretical understanding.
The first part of the book, in facts, aims at providing a rigorous, yet easy to follow, introduction to the main concepts underlying machine learning (What is learning? How can a machine learn? Can we know if the learning process succeeded or failed?, etc.) and presents models and learning rules in order to answer these questions. In the second and third part of the book, it is described a wide variety of learning models, including PAC model, stochastic gradient descent, neural networks, which are more suitable to advanced learners. Finally, the last part of the book is devoted to advanced theory suitable for researchers.

https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107298019

Shalev-Shwartz, S. and Ben-David, S., Understanding machine learning: From theory to algorithms, Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Giulia Cademartori

University of Genoa