There are 4 homework assignments but you will only be counted for your best three. Each assignment contributes to 10% of your grade. The total contribution of homework assignments is 30%.
Each homework requires you to write a 2-page short essay about your learning and reflection of the class. Typically, what you’ve learned, which part interests you or confuses you most, your future research plan to improve it, etc. Each essay should be done, with a title, author, and the contents. You can use Overleaf to write the essay.
Deliverables: you need to submit each assignment on time. Late submissions are usually not allowed.
Templates:
| Homework 1 | Homework 2 | Homework 3 | Homework 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 01/22/2025 | 02/10/2025 | 03/03/2025 | 03/24/2025 |
| End | 02/10/2025 | 03/03/2025 | 03/24/2025 | 04/14/2025 |
| Covered topics | Introduction, transfer learning | Domain generalization, adversarial robustness, AI privacy | Federated learning, trustworthy large language models | Fairness, interpretability, semi and self-supervised learning |
| Submission link | https://forms.gle/6X79YKrYGWsiVP9Y8 |