UofU Data Science Courses

Taskification and Valid Benchmarks in Data Science

Explore the concept of taskification and its role in creating valid benchmarks for data science applications, focusing on practical implementation and evaluation methods.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finetuning a Sequence-to-Sequence Model with RLHF

Master sequence-to-sequence model finetuning techniques and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) through hands-on demonstrations and practical implementations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Finetuning DeBERTa for Instruction Fine-Tuning - Demo

Master advanced natural language processing techniques through hands-on instruction fine-tuning with DeBERTa, exploring implementation strategies and practical applications for enhanced model performance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Linear Regression and Least Mean Square Method - Lecture 11

Master linear regression fundamentals through least mean square method, loss function minimization, and gradient descent techniques for practical machine learning applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perceptron Mistake Bound Theorem in Machine Learning - Lecture 10

Dive into the mathematical foundations of Perceptron algorithms, exploring the theorem and proof behind mistake bounds in machine learning classification.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to the Perceptron Algorithm - Lecture 9

Dive into the fundamentals of Perceptron algorithm, exploring its intuitive principles, variations, and practical applications in neural network development.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Machine Learning: Representations and Learning in Online Systems - Lecture 9

Explore how hypothesis representation choices impact online learning algorithms and their effectiveness in machine learning applications.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Transformer Decoder - Pretraining and Finetuning

Master transformer decoder architecture fundamentals, exploring pretraining methods and effective finetuning techniques for advanced natural language processing applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Attention and Transformer Encoder Architecture

Master the inner workings of Transformer encoders and attention mechanisms in deep learning, exploring their architecture, self-attention calculations, and practical applications in modern AI.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mistake Bound Learning and the Halving Algorithm - Lecture 8

Dive into mistake bound learning principles and explore the Halving algorithm's role in machine learning theory and practical applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Neural Machine Translation and Language Processing

Master the fundamentals of neural machine translation, from embedding matrices and RNNs to advanced concepts like teacher forcing, decoding methods, and BLEU score evaluation metrics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Linear Classifier Expressiveness in Machine Learning - Lecture 7

Delve into the theoretical foundations of linear classifiers, exploring their expressive capabilities and understanding their role as a fundamental hypothesis class in machine learning.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How Good is a Learning Algorithm? Quantifying the Learning Process - Lecture 7B

Explore the quantitative aspects of machine learning by examining how many examples are needed to effectively discover and validate hypotheses.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Language Modeling: From N-grams to Neural Networks

Explore the evolution of language modeling, from n-grams to neural architectures, covering key concepts like embeddings, transformers, and RLHF implementations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Decision Trees and Overfitting in Machine Learning - Lecture 6

Dive into advanced concepts of decision trees, focusing on overfitting challenges and practical solutions for building more robust machine learning models.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video