Unique account of developing topic in data mining and machine learning.
1Pattern analysis12Kernel methods : an overview253Properties of kernels474Detecting stable patterns855Elementary algorithms in feature space1116Pattern analysis using eigen-decompositions1407Pattern analysis using convex optimisation1958Ranking, clustering and data visualisation2529Basic kernels and kernel types29110Kernels for text32711Kernels for structured data : strings, trees, etc.34412Kernels from generative models397App. AProofs omitted from the main text437App. BNotational conventions444App. CList of pattern analysis methods446App. DList of kernels448