# Introduction to Deep Learning

##### Summer 


##### (in German: Introduction to Deep Learning )

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<table bgcolor="#7FB3D9" border="1" id="bkmrk-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 14.2515%;"></col><col style="width: 14.2515%;"></col><col style="width: 13.061%;"></col><col style="width: 15.442%;"></col><col style="width: 14.2515%;"></col><col style="width: 14.2515%;"></col><col style="width: 14.2515%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Abbreviation**</span>

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">IDL </span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Credit Points**</span>

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">6 </span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Semester**</span>

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">Summer </span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Term**</span>

<span style="color: #3d3d3d;">starting at 1. </span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);">**<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">Duration</span>**

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">1 Semester </span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Language**</span>

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">english</span>

</td><td class="align-center" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">**Level**</span>

<span style="color: rgb(61, 61, 61);">Master </span>

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<table border="1" id="bkmrk-verantwortung%3A-verwe" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 124.8px; border-width: 1px; border-style: none;"><colgroup><col style="width: 24.7879%;"></col><col style="width: 75.2121%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 35.4px;"><td style="height: 35.4px;">**Link:**</td><td style="height: 35.4px;">[ LSF](https://lsf.ovgu.de/qislsf/rds?state=wsearchv&search=1&subdir=veranstaltung&veranstaltung.semester=20261&veranstaltung.dtxt=Introduction+to+Deep+Learning&P_start=0&P_anzahl=30&P.sort=veranstaltung.dtxt&_form=display "Introduction to Deep Learning")</td></tr><tr><td>**Limited accessability:**</td><td>true </td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">**Responsibility:**</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Sebastian Stober </td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">**Lecturer:**</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Sebastian Stober </td></tr><tr><td>**Classes:**</td><td>- Lecture *Introduction to Deep Learning*
- Exercise class *Introduction to Deep Learning*

 </td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">**Applicability in curriculum:**</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">- M.Sc. INF: Informatik  
- M.Sc. INGINF: Informatik  
- M.Sc. WIF: Informatik  
- M.Sc. DKE: Learning Methods and Models for Data Science  
- M.Sc. DE: Methoden der Informatik  
- M.Sc. VC: Computer Science  
  
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**Intended learning outcomes:** Students ...

- confidently apply DL techniques to develop a solution for a given problem
- follow recent DL publications and critically assess their contributions
- formulate hypotheses and design &amp; conduct DL experiments to validate them
- document progress &amp; design decisions for reproducibility and transparency
- have advanced competencies in scientific research in topics of the module

  
**Content:**

- Artificial neural network fundamentals (gradient descent &amp; backpropagation, activation functions)
- Network architectures (Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent/Recursive Neural Networks, Auto-Encoders, Transformers)
- Regularization techniques
- Introspection &amp; analysis techniques
- Optimization techniques
- Advanced training strategies (e.g. teacher-student)

**Workload:**

- 56h contact hours (2 SWS lecture + 2 SWS exercise groups)
- 124h self study (reading assignments (flipped classroom), programming exercises)

  
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</td><td>- Lecture (2 SWS)
- Exercise (2 SWS)

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</td><td>Machine Learning (required)

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