CSE 144Applied Machine Learning: Deep Learning
Provides a practical and project-oriented introduction to deep learning techniques. Starts with a review of basic elements of machine learning: training and testing, loss function, gradient descent, linear regression, and logistic regression. Moves on to common deep learning models: feedforward networks, convolutional networks for image recognition, recurrent networks and LSTM for temporal and sequential data, attention models and transformers. Some practical concepts for deep learning, including how to find model parameters, how to train large scale models, techniques for regularization and avoid overfitting, are also covered. A very basic introduction to more complex techniques such as deep reinforcement learning, neural symbolic models and diffusion models is provided in week 9. Selected student teams present their course projects in the last week. (Formerly offered as Applied Machine Learning.)
Prerequisite(s): CSE 40, CSE 40 test-out, or STAT 132; and CSE 101 or CSE 101P. Enrollment is restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment restricted to Computer Science and biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics majors during First Pass enrollment.
- Enrollment restricted to computer science and biomolecular engineering and bioinformatics majors during First Pass enrollment. Major restrictions lifted after First Pass enrollment.
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When it runs
Fall 2026Open Fall 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lecture | Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm | Steven Acad 150 | Y. Zhou | Wait List 0/0 |
Spring 2026Open Spring 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lecture | Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm | Merrill Acad 102 | Y. Zhou | Open 96/100 |
Winter 2026Open Winter 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lecture | Tue Thu 3:20pm–4:55pm | Kresge Acad 3201 | Y. Zhou | Closed 106/100 |
Who teaches it
| Instructor | Rating | Difficulty | Would take again | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuyin Zhou | 3.0 / 5 | 3.3 / 5 | 50% | 6 |
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