The written exam of the DAIS Qual Exam in Spring 2024 will be held on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at 1pm-5pm in room 0220 Siebel Center, which is in the basement of Siebel Center (floor map: https://facilityaccessmaps.fs.illinois.edu/archibus/schema/ab-products/essential/workplace/?blId=0563&flId=00). This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam […]
DAIS Seminars
Fall 2023
The written exam of the DAIS Qual Exam in Fall 2023 will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at 1pm-5pm in room 2124 Siebel Center. This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions […]
Spring 2023
The written exam of the DAIS Qual Exam in Spring 2023 will be held on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at 1pm-5pm in room 2407 Siebel Center. This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions […]
Fall 2022
The written exam of the DAIS Qual Exam in Fall 2022 will be held on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at 1pm-5pm in Siebel Center room 3401. This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions […]
Spring 2022
The DAIS Qual Exam in Spring 2022 has been scheduled to be at 1-5pm on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions related to each section. That is, if […]
Fall 2021
The DAIS Qual Exam in Fall 2021 has been scheduled to be at 1-5pm on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. This reading list consists of multiple topic sections, each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions related to each section. That is, if […]
Spring 2021
This reading list consists of 6 sections, with each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions related to each section. Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7
Fall 2020
This reading list consists of 6 sections, with each containing 2-3 papers. The questions in the written exam will be based on the papers listed here, with 1-2 questions related to each section. Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6
Spring 2020
Data Mining Database Management Systems Information Retrieval
Towards Theoretical Understanding of Overparametrization in Deep Learning
Guest Speaker: Jason Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California Date/Time: Thursday, October 4, 2018, 2:00 pm Location: 3403 Siebel Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science and DAIS Abstract: We provide new theoretical insights on why over-parametrization is effective in learning neural networks. For a k hidden node shallow network with quadratic activation […]