Davidson, Ian

Computer Science

Email:	davidson@cs.ucdavis.edu
Web page:	http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~davidson/

Area of interest

Algorithm design for data mining and other areas of artificial intelligence. Applications to novel high impact areas of social importance.

Courses related to research interest

Math preparation:

At a minimum, an *introductory* course in the following fields:

Linear Algebra (i.e., MAT 167 or graduate equivalent)
Numerical Methods (i.e., MAT 128B or graduate equivalent)
Probability (MAT 135A or MAT 135B)

Computer Science preparation:

At a minimum, the following courses or their graduate equivalents:
ECS 30 or ECS 40 (Problem Solving and Programming in C (in C++)
ECS 110 (Data Structures and Algorithms)
Optional:
ECS 170/270 (A.I.)
ECS 271 (Machine Learning)
ECS 289 (Data Mining)