Class meeting (slides). Report #1 is due at 11:59 pm: team name, list of members, top three project ideas you’re excited about, minimal viable action plan for each with stretch goals, start a github project (share URL). Submit as an Ed post. deadline
Th Apr 07
Class meeting. Report #2 is due at 11:59 pm: establish pros and cons of each project idea (consider especially whether you have the resources to succeed, how excited you are about the project, and whether a successful result would be useful to the world), optionally narrow to one or two; establish likely codebases/platforms, get them installed and become familiar with them; identify topic on which you’d like a lecture or class discussion. Submit as an Ed post. deadline
T Apr 12
Class meeting. Report #3 is due at 11:59 pm: project proposal. Include both the minimal viable action plan as well as stretch goals. For option D projects: clearly state your motivation, related work (literature survey), project objectives, proposed methodologies, available resources, and the evaluation plan. For option R, see the instructions for more details. Submit as an Ed post with an externally linked or attached pdf. deadline
Execution Part 1
Th Apr 14
Class meeting: first updates from teams 1, 2, 3, and 4. Remember: you are required to use no more than three slides (including the title slide) for each update.
T Apr 19
Class meeting: first updates from teams 5, 6, 7, and 8. Remember: you are required to use no more than three slides (including the title slide) for each update. Report #4 is due at 11:59 pm. For option D projects, you should complete at least one strawman/baseline approach, run experiments, and set up the evaluation framework. For option R projects, update on your progress since the last report. Submit as an Ed post. deadline
Th Apr 21
Class meeting: mini-lecture on technical writing (slides). Report #5 is due at 11:59. You will individually report on your team’s effectiveness, including a summary of your own, and each team member’s contributions so far. These reports will only be seen by course staff. Use this template and submit through Canvas. deadline
T Apr 26
Class meeting: second updates from teams 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Th Apr 28
Class meeting: second updates from teams 5, 6, 7, and 8. Report #6 is due at 11:59 pm. For option D projects, you should have completed multiple strawman/baseline approaches, recorded their performance, and performed error analysis; you should report on your first advanced solution attempt. What did you try? Are there any exciting results? Any confusing results? What are the failure modes? What will you try next? For option R projects, update on your progress since the last report. Submit as an Ed post. deadline
T May 03
Class meeting: mini-lecture from Ofir on “transformers from scratch.”
Th May 05
Class meeting: third updates from teams 1, 2, 3, and 4. Report #7 is due at 11:59 pm. For option D projects, you should continue advanced solution attempt #1, run more experiments, do more error analysis, and sketch out the next action plan. For option R projects, update on your progress since the last report. Submit as an Ed post. deadline
T May 10
Class meeting: third updates from teams 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Th May 12
Class meeting: team working time. Report #8 is due at 11:59 pm. For option D projects, you should report on your second advanced solution attempt. For option R projects, this report is a first version of your final report; see instructions. Submit as an Ed post with an externally linked or attached pdf and on Canvas. deadline
Execution Part 2
T May 17
Class meeting: fourth updates from teams 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Th May 19
Class meeting: fourth updates from teams 5, 6, 7, and 8. Report #9 is due at 11:59. You will individually report on your team’s effectiveness, including a summary of your own, and each team member’s contributions so far. These reports will only be seen by course staff. Use this template and submit through Canvas. deadline
T May 24
Class meeting: mini-lecture from Yizhong on cross-task transfer learning.
Th May 26
No class meeting. Come to Noah’s office during class meeting time if you want to discuss anything!
T May 31
No class meeting. Use the time to finalize your report. Final report (#10) is due at 11:59 pm. For option R, follow the instructions here and use the latex template. For option D, follow the instructions in this latex template. Submit as an Ed post with an externally linked or attached pdf and on Canvas. deadline