Deep Learning Boot Camp
Summer 2026
May 18, 2026
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Aug 21, 2026
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Deep Learning Orientation
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Registration Deadlines
May 12, 2026
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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.

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Organizers, Instructors, and Advisors
Lindsay Warrenburg
Associate Director of Erdős
Office Hours:
As Needed
Email:
Preferred Contact:
Slack
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

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

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
Program Content
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Course materials are available on github through the following link:
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Textbook/Notes
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Schedule
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Orientation & Setup Week: May 18 - 22, 2026
Phase 1 - Instruction and Project Completion: May 26 - Jul 10, 2026
Project Review & Judging: Jul 13 - Jul 16, 2026
Phase 2 - Intense Interview Prep & Career Connections for Certificate Holders: Jul 17 - Aug 21, 2026
Deep Learning Orientation
May 22, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Fundamentals of Deep Learning
Jun 5, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Multi-label Classification & Regression
Jun 15, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Check-In Day
Jun 26, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Final Check-In / Questions
Jul 6, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Computer Set-up Day & Lesson 1
May 29, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Multi-class Classification
Jun 8, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Check-In Day
Jun 19, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Recommender Systems
Jun 29, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Project Showcase
Jul 17, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Project Pitch Day
Jun 1, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Check-In Day
Jun 12, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Tabular Modeling
Jun 22, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Check-In Day
Jul 3, 2026 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Project/Homework Deadlines
May 23, 2026
03:59 AM UTC
Deadline to switch bootcamps
Contact Amalya Lehmann (amalya@erdosinstitute.org) if you would like to switch to another bootcamp
Jun 5, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Deep Learning Teams & Project Topics Due
Submit on the course website AND over Slack
Jun 6, 2026
03:59 AM UTC
Deadline to defer to another cohort
Contact Amalya Lehmann (amalya@erdosinstitute.org) if you would like to unenroll from this cohort and defer to a future cohort
Jun 12, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Check-In Due on Slack
Basic exploratory data analysis; Describe preprocessing techniques
Jun 19, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Check-In Due on Slack
Describe model architecture decisions for baseline & DL models
Jun 26, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Check-In Due on Slack
Baseline model performance
Jul 3, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Check-In Due on Slack
Fully preprocessed data (for DL model); DL model performance; Discuss of problems and potential fixes
Jul 10, 2026
09:00 PM UTC
Final Project Due on Course Page
Video, slides, GitHub, executive summary


