DSE 220: Introduction to Machine Learning
Sep 15, 2025
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Course Overview
DSE 220: Introduction to Machine Learning is a graduate course in the Data Science & Engineering program at UC San Diego.
Topics Covered
- Supervised learning (regression, classification)
- Unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction)
- Model evaluation and selection
- Neural networks fundamentals
- Ensemble methods
- Practical ML applications
Offering Schedule
- 2025 (Instructor of Record)

Authors
Edwin Solares
(he/him)
Executive Director, ESB AI Lab Corporation
Executive Director of ESB AI Lab Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing
research in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and genomics. Previously a
Lecturer at UC San Diego. My research harnesses AI and bioinformatics for food
security and species conservation. Published in Nature Plants, PNAS, Genome
Research, and G3 (h-index: 7).