Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Notes |
Sep 01 |
Introduction, the what, the why |
Graphical Models: The Why |
- |
Sep 03 |
Undirected GMs, Markov Properties |
UGMs: Markov Properties |
- |
Sep 08 |
Directed GMs, Markov Properties |
DGMs: Markov Properties |
- |
Sep 10 |
Directed & Undirected GMs |
DGMs: Local Factors |
- |
Sep 15 |
UGMs to DGMs, and back. |
UGMs to DGMs and back |
HW1 out |
Sep 17 |
Chain Graphical Models |
Markov CGMs |
- |
Sep 22 |
Chain Graphical Models ... |
Markov CGMs |
- |
Sep 24 |
Representation: Recap, Examples |
Recap, Examples |
- |
Sep 29 |
Causality: Intro |
Causality |
HW1 due; HW2 out |
Oct 01 |
Causality: Intro ... |
Causality |
- |
Oct 06 |
Causality: SCMs |
Causality |
- |
Oct 08 |
Causality: Treatmentment Effects |
Causality |
- |
Oct 13 |
Exact Inference: Variable Elimination |
Variable Elimination |
- |
Oct 15 |
Exact Inference: Junction Trees |
Junction Trees |
- |
Oct 20 |
Exact Inference: Junction Trees, Message Passing |
Junction Trees |
|
Oct 22 |
MAP Estimation |
MAP Estimation |
|
Oct 27 |
MAP Estimation ... |
MAP Estimation |
|
Oct 29 |
Exponential Family view of PGMs |
Exponential Families |
|
Nov 03 |
No Lecture |
|
|
Nov 05 |
Exponential Family view of PGMs ... |
Exponential Families |
|
Nov 10 |
Inference |
VI: Sum Product |
HW4 due; HW5 out |
Nov 12 |
Variational Inference |
VI: Sum Product |
Project Milestone Report Due |
Nov 17 |
Variational Inference: Mean Field Approximation |
Mean Field Approximation |
|
Nov 19 |
Latent Variable Models |
LVs, EM, Variational EM |
|
Nov 24 |
Approximate Inference: Sampling |
|
HW5 due |
Dec 01 |
Approximate Inference: Sampling |
Sampling/Particle Based Inference |
|
Dec 03 |
Approximate Inference: Sampling ... |
Sampling/Particle Based Inference |
|
Dec 08 |
Sampling: MCMC, Metropolis Hastings |
Sampling/Particle Based Inference |
|
Dec 10 |
Project Spotlights Conference |
Project Spotlight Slides |
|
Dec 15 |
No Class |
|
Final Project Report Due |