Note that the following schedule is tentative and subject to change. Suggested readings, assignment details, class recordings, and notes will be available on Sakai under Resources.
| Week | Date | Class Number | Class Topic | Deliverables Due (by start of class) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M 8/28 | L01 | Algorithmic Realism, Stable Matching & School Choice: Part 1 | |
| W 8/30 | L02 | Algorithmic Realism, Stable Matching & School Choice: Part 2 | ||
| 2 | M 9/4 | Break | Labor Day - No Meeting | |
| W 9/6 | L03 | Research Projects and How to Research | ||
| 3 | M 9/11 | L04 | Web Search and Algorithms of Oppression: Part 1 | |
| W 9/13 | L05 | Web Search and Algorithms of Oppression: Part 2 | ||
| 4 | M 9/18 | L06 | Project Brainstorming and Group Formation | Individual Project Proposals |
| W 9/20 | L07 | Finishing Web Search and Intro to Cryptography | ||
| 5 | M 9/25 | L08 | More on Making E-Commerce Work: Cryptography | |
| W 9/27 | L09 | Online Advertising and Privacy | ||
| 6 | M 10/2 | L10 | Making Video Streaming Work: Compression | |
| W 10/4 | Project Proposal Critique | Group Project Proposals | ||
| 7 | M 10/9 | L11 | Finishing Video Compression and Streaming | |
| W 10/11 | L12 | Recommender Systems and Influence: Part 1 | HW 1 | |
| 8 | M 10/16 | Break | Fall Break - No Meeting | |
| W 10/18 | L13 | Recommender Systems and Influence: Part 2 | ||
| 9 | M 10/23 | L14 | ML Classification, Bias, and Interpretability: Part 1 | |
| W 10/25 | L15 | ML Classification, Bias, and Interpretability: Part 2 | ||
| 10 | M 10/30 | L16 | Technical Indivdual Assessments | |
| W 11/1 | L17 | ML Classification, Bias, and Interpretability: Part 3 | HW 2 | |
| 11 | M 11/6 | L18 | Societal Issues Individual Assessment | |
| W 11/8 | L19 | Generative Adversarial Networks and Deepfakes: Part 1 | ||
| 12 | M 11/13 | L20 | Generative Adversarial Networks and Deepfakes: Part 2 | |
| W 11/15 | L21 | Language Models, Truth and Toxicity: Part 1 | ||
| 13 | M 11/20 | L22 | Language Models, Truth and Toxicity: Part 2 | Technical Demo |
| W 11/22 | Break | Thanksgiving Break - No Meeting | ||
| 14 | M 11/27 | L23 | Project Presentations & Discussion | |
| W 11/29 | L24 | Project Presentations & Discussion | ||
| 15 | M 12/4 | L25 | Project Presentations & Discussion | |
| W 12/6 | L26 | Conclusions | Final Project Sites | |
