Deep Learning Boot Camp
Fall 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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Dec 13, 2024

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Registration Deadlines
Sep 7, 2024
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Erdős members / alumni who have successfully completed a prior Erdős Data Science Boot Camp Project
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Category
Advance, Supplemental, Self-Directed, Project-Based, Boot Camp
Overview
Welcome to deep learning! Each week, you'll complete assigned readings from 2 deep learning books. During the first few weeks, there will be weekly meetings with the instructors and all attendees on Zoom. As you progress more into the material and your projects, you will meet according to your group schedule.
In order to receive a deep learning certificate, you must submit a (team-based) final project by **December 13, 2024**.

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Organizers, Instructors, and Advisors
Lindsay Warrenburg
Associate Director of Erdős
Office Hours:
as needed
Email:
Preferred Contact:
Slack
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Objectives
- Learn the basics of deep learning
- Understand how deep learning is used in industry
- Feel comfortable with deep learning code (PyTorch and FastAI)
Project Examples
TEAM 3
Taxi Demand Forecasting
Ngoc Nguyen, Li Meng, Sriram Raghunath, Nazanin Komeilizadeh, Noah Gillespie, Edward Ramirez

Knowing where to go to find customers is the most important question for taxi drivers and ride hailing networks. If demand for taxis can be reliably predicted in real-time, taxi companies can dispatch drivers in a timely manner and drivers can optimize their route decision to maximize their earnings in a given day. Consequently, customers will likely receive more reliable service with shorter wait time. This project aims to use rich trip-level data from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission to construct time-series taxi rides data for 63 taxi zones in Manhattan and forecast demand for rides. We will explore deep learning models for time series, including Multilayer Perceptrons, LSTM, Temporal Graph-based Neural Networks, and compare them with a baseline statistical model ARIMAX.
First Steps/Prerequisites
Program Content
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Textbook/Notes
Project/Homework Instructions
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Schedule
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Deep Learning Orientation
Sep 6, 2024 at 04:00 PM UTC
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Deep Learning Project Pitch Day
Sep 27, 2024 at 04:00 PM UTC
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Deep Learning Week 1 Review
Sep 13, 2024 at 04:00 PM UTC
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Deep Learning Networking Event
Oct 4, 2024 at 04:00 PM UTC
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Deep Learning Week 2 Review
Sep 20, 2024 at 04:00 PM UTC
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Project/Homework Deadlines
Oct 11, 2024
09:00 PM UTC
Deep Learning Project Topics / Team Deadline
You must decide on your team and project topic by this date
Dec 13, 2024
10:00 PM UTC
Deep Learning Final Project Deadline
To get a certificate, you must submit a project