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Deep Learning Boot Camp

Summer 2025

May 8, 2025

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Aug 15, 2025

Notes: You must have previously completed the Erdős Institute Data Science Boot Camp or pass our Assessment in order to register. 
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Deep Learning Orientation

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Registration Deadlines

May 8, 2025

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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 the end of the cohort.

Slack

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Organizers, Instructors, and Advisors

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Lindsay Warrenburg

Associate Director of Erdős

Office Hours:

As Needed

Email:

Preferred Contact:

Slack

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Marcos Ortiz

Lead Deep Learning TA

Office Hours:

As Needed

Email:

Preferred Contact:

Slack

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 2

Deep Learning Models for Colorectal Polyp Detection

Ruibo Zhang, Rebekah Eichberg, Betul Senay Aras, Kevin Specht, Arthur Diep-Nguyen

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A polyp is an abnormal tissue growth in the large intestine that is typically benign but can develop into malignant colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy enables endoscopists to identify and assess these polyps for potential removal. However, the accuracy of this procedure depends heavily on the clinician’s expertise, making it prone to human error and variability. Our goal is to build a deep-learning model that detects colorectal polyps in images from colonoscopies to minimize missed lesions and improve patient outcomes.

TEAM 12

Fraud Detection with Deep Learning

Jude Pereira, Yang Yang, Adrian Wong, Sara Edelman-Munoz, Mary Reith

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Fraud detection is a critical area where deep learning has been effectively applied to identify and prevent unauthorized transactions, money laundering, and other financial crimes. Traditional rule-based systems and statistical models often struggle to detect sophisticated fraud patterns, particularly when dealing with large volumes of data and rapidly evolving fraud techniques. In contrast, deep learning models, such as CNNs, RNNs, and autoencoders, have proven highly effective in analyzing complex, high-dimensional transaction data and detecting subtle, non-linear patterns indicative of fraudulent activity.
In this project, we build a User ID-based fraud detection model using autoencoders, trained on unlabelled real-world credit card transaction data, capable of detecting fraud with a precision of up to 35% and a recall of up to 72%, performing significantly better than traditional ML/statistical baseline models..

First Steps/Prerequisites

Participants must have successfully completed the data science bootcamp or pass a data science assessment before taking this course.
First Steps

Program Content

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Program Content

Textbook/Notes

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Deep Learning Orientation

Orientation

Welcome to deep learning!

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Project Instructions

Instructions

Showing how to create a team, submit a project, and find the previous project database

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Deep Learning Basics

Lecture

Chapters 1 & 4 of the fast.ai book. The associated code is on our github.

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Project/Homework Instructions

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Project/Team Formation
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Projects README

Project Instructions

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Schedule

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Orientation & Setup

Phase 1: Instruction and Project Completion

Project Review & Judging

Phase 2: Intense Interview Prep & Career Connections

Deep Learning Orientation

May 9, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Deep Learning Project Pitch Day

May 30, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Deep Learning Live Review

May 16, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Deep Learning Class Networking Event

Jun 6, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Deep Learning Live Review

May 23, 2025 at 08:00 PM UTC

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Deep Learning Project Showcase

Aug 15, 2025 at 04:00 PM UTC

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Project/Homework Deadlines

May 8, 2025

03:59 AM UTC

Last chance to switch bootcamps

Email Amalya Lehmann at amalya@erdosinstitute.org if you would like to switch to a different bootcamp.

May 20, 2025

03:59 AM UTC

Last day to defer enrollment to a future cohort

Contact Amalya Lehmann (amalya@erdosinstitute.org) if you would like to unenroll this cohort and defer to a future cohort.

Jun 13, 2025

09:00 PM UTC

Deep Learning Project Teams and Topic Due Date

Last chance to formalize teams

Aug 11, 2025

09:00 PM UTC

Deep Learning Final Project Due

Due date for project

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