The integrated course enables the students to apply these methods in the application domains of their study.

For this purpose, current problems from the industry are investigated and the possibilities of machine and deep learning methods are tested.

Students gain a deep understanding of method implementations, how data must be prepared, which criteria are relevant for selecting learning methods, and how evaluations must be performed in order to interpret the results in a meaningful way.

Initially, the basics of learning methods are developed in 5-6 lecture units. Then, students select one of the listed industrial problems and work on it alone or as a team (with extended assignments). The project work is accompanied by weekly tutorials with tips and tricks. Finally, the project results are discussed in a written report and presented for a final 10-15min.

Grading is based on the quality of the code, the report, and the final short presentation.

Among others, one of the following industry problems can be chosen:

1. Application and comparison of deep neural networks for steel quality prediction in continuous casting plants with data from the ‘Stahl- und Walzwerk Marienhütte GmbH Graz’.

2. Predictive maintenance of bearing shells using frequency analysis in decision trees and deep neural networks based on acoustic measurement data.

3. Motion analysis and path planning for human-machine interaction in logistics tasks with mobile robots of the Chair of CPS.

4. Autonomous navigation and mapping with RGB-D cameras of the four-legged robot Unitree Go1 for excavation inspection in mining.

The project list is continuously extended.