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 14 Class Introduction Syllabus
2 Thu, Jan 16 Multi-Layer Neural Networks
Background: Python Basics
HOML CH 10 (pp. 279-295)
Depth: DL CH 6-6.4
Background: Introduction to Python for Programmers (video on Canvas)
3 Tue, Jan 21 Backpropagation Depth: DL CH 6.5
4 Thu, Jan 23 Jupyter and our Computational Environment HOML CH 10 (pp. 295-314)
5 Tue, Jan 28 Visualizing and Tuning Models HOML CH 10 (rest)
6 Thu, Jan 30 Training Deep Networks I HOML CH 11 (pp. 331-351)
Depth: DL CH 8-8.3)
HW 1
7 Tue, Feb 4 Training Deep Networks II HOML CH 11 (rest)
Depth: DL CH 8.4-8.6
8 Thu, Feb 6 Data Handling in TensorFlow I HOML CH 13 (pp. 413-430) HW 2 HW 1
9 Tue, Feb 11 Data Handling in TensorFlow II HOML CH 13 (rest)
10 Thu, Feb 13 Convolutional Neural Networks I HOML CH 14 (pp. 445-453)
Depth: DL 9-9.2, 9.10
HW 3 HW 2
11 Tue, Feb 18 Convolutional Neural Networks II HOML CH 14 (pp. 453-483)
Depth: DL 9.3-9.4
12 Thu, Feb 20 Convolutional Neural Networks III HOML CH 14 (rest) HW 4 HW 3
13 Tue, Feb 25 Reinforcement Learning I HOML CH 18 (pp. 609-630)
14 Thu, Feb 27 Reinforcement Learning II HOML CH 18 (pp. 630-650) HW 5 HW 4
15 Tue, Mar 3 Project discussion n/a Presentation
16 Thu, Mar 5 Reinforcement Learning III HOML CH 18 (rest)
17 Tue, Mar 10 Reinforcement Learning IV TBA
18 Thu, Mar 12 Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 567-579)
Depth: DL 14-14.5
HW 6 HW 5
- Tue, Mar 17 Holiday
- Thu, Mar 19 Holiday
19 Tue, Mar 24 Convolutional-Variational Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 579-591)
Depth: DL 14.6-14.7
20 Thu, Mar 26 Project Checkpoint n/a Presentation
21 Tue, Mar 31 Generative Adversarial Networks HOML CH 17 (rest)
22 Thu, Apr 2 Recurrent Neural Networks HOML CH 15 (pp. 497-511)
Depth: DL 10-10.2
HW 6
23 Tue, Apr 7 Recurrent Neural Networks: Memory HOML CH 15 (pp. 511-523)
Depth: DL 10.7-
24 Thu, Apr 9 Recurrent Neural Networks: Natural Language Proccessing HOML CH 16 (pp. 525-542)
Depth: DL 12.4-12.4.4
25 Tue, Apr 14 Project Checkpoint n/a Presentation
26 Thu, Apr 16 Recurrent Neural Networks: Machine Translation and Attention HOML CH 16 (pp. 542-554)
Depth: DL 12.4.5
27 Tue, Apr 21 Recurrent Neural Networks: Attention HOML CH 16 (pp. 554-565)
28 Thu, Apr 23 Tensorflow Internals HOML CH 12 (pp. 375-394)
29 Tue, Apr 28 Tensorflow Internals HOML CH 12 (rest)
30 Thu, Apr 30 Final Project Presentations n/a Final Presentations (a few)
Fri, May 1 Appendix submission
31 Tue, May 5 Final presentations
4:30-6:30
n/a


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