AaltoDictionaryofML
📘 Aalto Dictionary of Machine Learning (ADictML)
A multilingual, open-access glossary for mastering machine learning and AI terms.
Developed by the Aalto Machine Learning Group for students, researchers, and educators at Aalto University.
📘 Dictionary at a Glance
- Total terms: 513
- Machine Learning Concepts: 283
- Mathematical Tools: 199
- Reinforcement Learning: 13
- Machine Learning Regulation: 10
- Machine Learning Systems: 8
- Last updated: 2026-02-02
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- 📘 English PDF (latest release)
- 🌐 Translations
(Spanish, German, French, Greek, Finnish)
🧑🤝🧑 Authors & Contributors
Editor-in-Chief:
Alexander Jung — Associate Professor, Aalto University
ORCID: 0000-0001-7538-0990
Contributors:
- Konstantina Olioumtsevits — Aalto University
- Ekkehard Schnoor — Aalto University
- Tommi Flores Ryynänen — Aalto University
- Juliette Gronier — ENS Lyon
- Salvatore Rastelli — Aalto University
- Mikko Seesto — Aalto University
Full contributor list: AUTHORS.md
💰 Funding and Acknowledgements
The Aalto Dictionary of Machine Learning (ADictML) has been partially supported by:
- XAI-based software-defined energy networks via packetized management for fossil fuel-free next-generation of industrial cyber-physical systems (X-SDEN) Research Council of Finland, Grant No. 349966
- Mathematical Theory of Trustworthy Federated Learning (MATHFUL)
Research Council of Finland, Grant No. 363624 - TRUST-FELT – Trustworthy Federated Learning Technologies
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, Finland - FLAIG – AI Governance in Banking and Insurance
Business Finland
These projects have enabled the open development of teaching materials, LaTeX figures,
and the public ADictML repository.
📌 Citation
If you use or refer to ADictML, please cite as:
Jung, A., Olioumtsevits, K., Schnoor, E., Flores Ryynänen, T., Gronier, J., & Rastelli, S. (2025).
Aalto Dictionary of Machine Learning (ADictML).
Aalto University. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17273736
A formal companion edition will appear in the Springer Dictionary of Applied Machine Learning (MRW).
🧾 License
This work, Aalto Dictionary of Machine Learning, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
You are free to:
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🧭 Repository Links
- GitHub: AaltoDictionaryofML.github.io