This book covers the essential concepts and strategies within
traditional and cutting-edge feature learning methods thru both
theoretical analysis and case studies. Good features give good models
and it is usually not classifiers but features that determine the
effectiveness of a model. In this book, readers can find not only
traditional feature learning methods, such as principal component
analysis, linear discriminant analysis, and geometrical-structure-based
methods, but also advanced feature learning methods, such as sparse
learning, low-rank decomposition, tensor-based feature extraction, and
deep-learning-based feature learning. Each feature learning method has
its own dedicated chapter that explains how it is theoretically derived
and shows how it is implemented for real-world applications. Detailed
illustrated figures are included for better understanding. This book can
be used by students, researchers, and engineers looking for a reference
guide for popular methods of feature learning and machine intelligence.