Discussion of the Master’s thesis in the College of Computer Science and Mathematics -Department of (Department of Statistics and Informatics) entitled: Variable selection in kernel ridge regression supervised by  Prof. Dr. Zakariya Yahya Algamal The thesis addressed. The kernel ridge regression The study addressed the methods of variable selection in kernel ridge regression The study aims to employ the meta-heuristic algorithms as a variable selection method in the kernel ridge regression. The discussion committee consists of Assit. Prof. Dr.   Bashar A. Altalib  (Chairman) Assit. Prof. Dr.   Najlaa Saad Ibrahim  (Member) Dr .  Mohammed Qasim Yahya   (Member) Prof. Dr.  Zakariya Yahya [Read More]