EECS498: Lecture Schedule

Course Introduction

Start forming groups!

Intro 2, Challenges in NLP

Keep thinking about groups

Introduction to Conversational AI and the Clinc platform

No class (MLK)

What makes a good AI?

Group formation

Groups Finalized

PC0 Group Formation due at 5PM!

Pitches, Software Process, Agile, and Test-driven Development

a.k.a Why are we doing sprints?

Project Pitches

PC1 Project Pitch due

Schedule project review with Brian/Oliver.

Scoping, Classification, and SVP

Scoping Review

PC2 Scoping Review due

Analyzing Natural Language

Crowdsourcing and Integrations

None

Sprint 1 Review (1/3)

PC3 Sprint 1 Review due

Sprint 1 Review (2/3)

Sprint 1 Review (3/3; Groups 8, 10)

More on Integrations (BLS/WebHooks); Intro to DialogFlow/Rasa

DialogFlow/Rasa and Introduction to Response Generation

No class (spring break)

PC4 Sprint 2 (and Internal Testing) Review Due

No class (spring break)

Sprint 2 Review (1/2)

Sprint 2 Review (2/2)

Response Generation, AI optimization/debugging

Lecture Recording

NLP: overview, non-DNN approaches, computational linguistics

Dr. Jonathan K. Kummerfeld, University of Michigan

Lecture Recording

NLP: DNNs and Embeddings

Lecture Recording

PC5 Cooperative Testing Document Due

NLP: Model Evaluation and Embeddings

Lecture Recording

NLP: Model Combinations (aka how does Bert work?)

PC5 Cooperative Testing Document Due

PC6 Sprint 3 Review Due

Lecture Recording

NLP: Ethics

Lecture Recording

Sprint 3 review (1/2)

No lecture; use the block to review SR3 videos

PC5 Cooperative Testing Document Due

PC6 Sprint Review 3 Due

Sprint 3 review (2/2)

No lecture; use the block to review SR3 videos

NLP and Conversational AI Research

with Dr. Jonathan K. Kummerfeld

Lecture Recording

Special topics: Career Building

Lecture Recording

FINAL PRESENTATIONS / DEMOS

PC7 Final Presentation Due

Demonstration Video

NB: All course materials are due at this time. Final grades will be turned in at this time.

PC8 Demo Video Due by 6pm