2018-2019 / INFO8010-1

Deep learning

Duration

30h Th, 5h Pr, 45h Proj.

Number of credits

 Master in data science (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in electrical engineering (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master of science in computer science and engineering (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in data science and engineering (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in computer science (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Gilles Louppe

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Latest developments in deep machine learning have enabled great and unprecedented advances in systems for visual recognition, speech and text understanding or autonomous intelligent agents. In this context, this course is a deep dive into the details of deep learning architectures, with a focus on learning end-to-end models for these tasks. Students will learn to implement, train and debug their own neural networks and gain a detailed understanding of cutting-edge research in the field. The course will also tour recent innovations in inference methods, including differential inference, adversarial training and Bayesian deep learning.
Topics to be covered (tentative and subject to change):

  • Fundamentals of machine learning
  • Multi-layer perceptron
  • Convolutional neural networks
  • Training neural networks
  • Recurrent neural networks
  • Unsupervised learning
  • Differentiable inference and generative models
  • Theory of deep learning
  • Adversarial training
  • Bayeisan deep learning

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the student will have acquired a solid and detailed understanding of the field of deep learning. He/she will have studied both well-established and novel algorithms (in theory and in practice), and will also have become familiar with some of the many open research questions and challenges of the field.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Programming experience. Probability and statistics.
Following "ELEN0062 Introduction to Machine learning" before taking this class is strongly recommend.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

  • Theoretical lectures
  • Reading assignment
  • Programming projects

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Lectures will taught face-to-face. Projects will be carried out remotely.

Recommended or required readings

Slides will be made publicly available on GitHub during the semester.

Assessment methods and criteria

  • Exam (50%)
  • Reading assignment (10%)
  • Programming projects (40%)
The reading assingment and the programming projects are mandatory for presenting the exam. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The website for the course is https://github.com/glouppe/info8010-deep-learning 

Contacts

  • Teacher: Prof. Gilles Louppe (g.louppe@uliege.be)
  • Assistants: TBD.