COMP9418 Advanced Machine Learning (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
COMP9418 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Computer Science and Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 高级机器学习
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This course presents an in-depth study of statistical machine learning approaches. It aims to provide the student with a solid understanding of methods for learning and inference in structured probabilistic models, with a healthy balance of theory and practice.
COMP9418 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Personally, I have done the following courses, I’ll outline my experiences below COMP3411 AI: when I did it, the content is redundant, everything introduced in the course is again learn in later courses. Its content is shallow and gives a very vague introduction of the fields of…"
On Reddit: "**Course**: COMP9418 (Advanced Topics in Statistical Machine Learning) **Assumed Knowledge**: COMP9417 (not official but highly recommend COMP2521 and a 2nd year stats course) **Lecturer**: Gustavo Batista **Assessments**: 2 assignments (15% each), weekly quizzes (10% total), fi…"
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Q: Is COMP9418 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP9418, and when is it offered?
A: COMP9418 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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