Feature Selection and Ensemble Methods for Bioinformatics: Algorithmic Classification and Implementations

Okun (SMARTTECCO, Malmo, Sweden) offers a reference guide on machine learning aspects of one of the functions of bioinformatics, microarray gene expression-based cancer classification. The author notes that his book is unique in that it covers three topics that are not typically combined: machine learning, bioinformatics, and MATLAB. A sampling of topics includes gene expression data sets, extreme value-based gene selection, evolutionary algorithm for identifying predictive genes, ensembles of classifiers, and ensemble gene selection. The book also could be used as a textbook. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)