Download or read book A Gentle Introduction to Support Vector Machines in Biomedicine written by Alexander Statnikov and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Support Vector Machines (SVMs) are among the most important recent developments in pattern recognition and statistical machine learning. They have found a great range of applications in various fields including biology and medicine. However, biomedical researchers often experience difficulties grasping both the theory and applications of these important methods because of lack of technical background. The purpose of this book is to introduce SVMs and their extensions and allow biomedical researchers to understand and apply them in real-life research in a very easy manner. The book is to consist of two volumes: theory and methods (Volume 1) and case studies (Volume 2).