Due Date: February 5 by 11:59 pm ET
Group Formation: Assemble your team and ensure that all members are registered under the same group on Canvas. To do this, go to People > Groups.
Proposal Submission: Choose your project idea early and seek feedback from the TAs. Submit your proposal as a PDF document on Gradescope, ensuring the person submitting tags all other team members.
Format
Title: Clearly state the title of your project.
Project Category: Specify the category that best fits your project from the following options:
- e-commerce (e.g., product reviews)
- computer vision applications (e.g. fine grained image recognition)
- material microstructure (e.g., nanoscale metal networks)
- road/public infrastructure crowdsensing (e.g., geospatial datasets on road infrastructure)
- healthcare (e.g., medical imaging)
- application of causal inference within a specific domain (e.g., healthcare)
- social science
- or another relevant category (please specify!)
Team Information: Include the full names and NetIDs of all team members.
Content: Provide a 300-500 word description outlining your project plan. Your description should cover the following content.
- Problem Statement: Describe the problem you are addressing and explain why it is significant or of interest.
- Challenges: Identify potential challenges and obstacles you anticipate encountering.
- Dataset: Outline the dataset you plan to use and your strategy for obtaining it.
- Method/Algorithm: Explain the method or algorithm you will use. If you are utilizing existing implementations, describe how you will adapt or enhance them for your project.
- Literature Review: Summarize relevant readings or papers that will provide context and background for your project.
- Evaluation: Detail how you will assess your results, emphasizing how your analysis will uncover insights that drive understanding and decision-making. Include both qualitative aspects (e.g., plots or figures) and quantitative measures (e.g., performance metrics or statistical tests).
Project Mentors: Based on the project category you choose in your proposal, we will assign a project mentor who is a TA with relevant expertise in your project area. This assignment is a recommendation; you are welcome to consult with other TAs as well.
Grading: The primary goal of the project proposal is to ensure that you select a project topic and receive early feedback from TAs. As long as your proposal adheres to the instructions and demonstrates a well-considered plan, it should be evaluated positively.