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 26 Class Introduction Syllabus
2 Thu, Jan 28 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, Feb 2 Backpropagation Depth: DL CH 6.4-6.5
4 Thu, Feb 4 Jupyter and our Computational Environment HOML CH 10 (pp. 295-314)
5 Tue, Feb 9 Visualizing and Tuning Models HOML CH 10 (rest)
6 Thu, Feb 11 Training Deep Networks I HOML CH 11 (pp. 331-351)
Depth: DL CH 8-8.3)
HW 1
7 Tue, Feb 16 Training Deep Networks II HOML CH 11 (rest)
Depth: DL CH 8.4-8.6
8 Thu, Feb 18 Data Handling in TensorFlow I HOML CH 13 (pp. 413-430) HW 2 HW 1
9 Tue, Feb 23 Data Handling in TensorFlow II HOML CH 13 (rest)
10 Thu, Feb 25 Convolutional Neural Networks I HOML CH 14 (pp. 445-453)
Depth: DL 9-9.2, 9.10
HW 3 HW 2
11 Tue, Mar 2 Convolutional Neural Networks II HOML CH 14 (pp. 453-460)
Depth: DL 9.3-9.4
12 Thu, Mar 4 Convolutional Neural Networks III HOML CH 14 (pp. 460-483) HW 4 HW 3
13 Tue, Mar 9 Convolutional Neural Networks IV HOML CH 14 (rest)
14 Thu, Mar 11 Recurrent Neural Networks HOML CH 15 (pp. 497-511)
Depth: DL 10-10.2
HW 5 HW 4
15 Tue, Mar 16 Recurrent Neural Networks: Memory HOML CH 15 (pp. 511-518)
Depth: DL 10.7-
16 Thu, Mar 18 Recurrent Neural Networks: Memory HOML CH 15 (pp. 518-523)
17 Tue, Mar 23 Recurrent Neural Networks: Natural Language Proccessing HOML CH 16 (pp. 525-534)
Depth: DL 12.4-12.4.4
18 Thu, Mar 25 TBA TBA HW 6 HW 5
19 Tue, Mar 30 Recurrent Neural Networks: Sentiment Analysis HOML CH 16 (pp. 534-542)
20 Thu, Apr 1 Recurrent Neural Networks: Machine Translation HOML CH 16 (pp. 542-554)
Depth: DL 12.4.5
21 Tue, Apr 6 NO CLASS n/a
22 Thu, Apr 8 Recurrent Neural Networks: Attention HOML CH 16 (pp. 554-565) HW 7 HW 6
23 Tue, Apr 13 Transformer Networks I TBD
24 Thu, Apr 15 Transformer Networks II TBD
25 Tue, Apr 20 Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 567-579)
Depth: DL 14-14.5
26 Thu, Apr 22 Convolutional Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 579-586)
Depth: DL 14.6
HW 8 HW 7
27 Tue, Apr 27 Variational Autoencoders HOML CH 17 (pp. 586-591)
28 Thu, Apr 29 Generative Adversarial Networks HOML CH 17 (pp. 591-598)
29 Tue, May 4 Style Transfer and Cycle GANs HOML CH 17 (rest)
30 Thu, May 6 Explainability TBA HW 8


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