CS 5043: Advanced Machine Learning: Deep Learning

Note: schedule and readings are subject to change.

HOML = Hands-On Machine Learning
DL = Deep Learning (these are generally optional readings, but fill in a lot of great detail)

Class # Date Topic Reading Assignment Due
1 Tue, Jan 18 Class Introduction Syllabus
2 Thu, Jan 20 Multi-Layer Neural Networks
Background: Python Basics
HOML CH 10 (pp. 279-295)
Depth: DL CH 6-6.3
Background: Introduction to Python for Programmers (video on Canvas)
3 Tue, Jan 25 Backpropagation Depth: DL CH 6.4-6.5
4 Thu, Jan 27 Our Computational Environment HOML CH 10 (pp. 295-314)
5 Tue, Feb 1 Visualizing and Tuning Models HOML CH 10 (rest)
6 Thu, Feb 3 Training Deep Networks I HOML CH 11 (pp. 331-351)
Depth: DL CH 8-8.3)
HW 0
7 Tue, Feb 8 Training Deep Networks II HOML CH 11 (rest)
Depth: DL CH 8.4-8.6
8 Thu, Feb 10 Data Handling in TensorFlow I HOML CH 13 (pp. 413-430) HW 1 HW 0
9 Tue, Feb 15 Data Handling in TensorFlow II HOML CH 13 (rest)
10 Thu, Feb 17 Convolutional Neural Networks I HOML CH 14 (pp. 445-453)
Depth: DL 9-9.2, 9.10
HW 2 HW 1
11 Tue, Feb 22 Convolutional Neural Networks II HOML CH 14 (pp. 453-460)
Depth: DL 9.3-9.4
12 Thu, Feb 24 Convolutional Neural Networks III HOML CH 14 (pp. 460-483) HW 3 HW 2
13 Tue, Mar 1 Convolutional Neural Networks IV HOML CH 14 (rest)
14 Thu, Mar 3 Convolutional Neural Networks V n/a HW 4 HW 3
15 Tue, Mar 8 Recurrent Neural Networks HOML CH 15 (pp. 497-511)
Depth: DL 10-10.2
16 Thu, Mar 10 Recurrent Neural Networks: Memory HOML CH 15 (pp. 511-518)
Depth: DL 10.7-
- Tue, Mar 15 Spring Break
- Thu, Mar 17 Spring Break
17 Tue, Mar 22 Recurrent Neural Networks: Memory HOML CH 15 (pp. 518-523)
18 Thu, Mar 24 Recurrent Neural Networks: Natural Language Processing HOML CH 16 (pp. 525-542)
Depth: DL 12.4-12.4.4
19 Tue, Mar 29 Recurrent Neural Networks: Machine Translation HOML CH 16 (pp. 542-554)
Depth: DL 12.4.5
HW 5 HW 4
20 Thu, Mar 31 Recurrent Neural Networks: Attention HOML CH 16 (pp. 554-565)
21 Tue, Apr 5 Transformer Networks I TBD HW 6 HW 5
22 Thu, Apr 7 Transformer Networks II TBD
23 Tue, Apr 12 Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 567-579)
Depth: DL 14-14.5
24 Thu, Apr 14 Convolutional Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 579-586)
Depth: DL 14.6
HW 7 HW 6
25 Tue, Apr 19 Variational Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 586-591)
26 Thu, Apr 21 Generative Adversarial Networks HOML CH 17 (pp. 591-598)
27 Tue, Apr 26 Style Transfer and Cycle GANs HOML CH 17 (rest) HW 8 HW 7
28 Thu, Apr 28 Explainable Deep Networks I TBD
29 Tue, May 3 Explainable Deep Networks I TBD
30 Thu, May 5 Looking Forward n/a HW 8
29 Tue, May 10 No final exam n/a


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