Link to Blog: https://2020blogfor.github.io/
Demonstration Template Post: https://2020blogfor.github.io/posts/2017/08/statistical_whitening/
Submission Instructions: Submit images and markdown files to Hao Liu (hliu3@caltech.edu). [Template files]
Due: April 24th (end of day).
The goal of the blog post is to get students to demonstrate & practice the ability to read and understand technical concepts in research papers. The blog post need not necessarily be tied to the final research project (although it usually is a good idea).
As shown in the demonstration template post, a good blog post should have the following features:
A high-level introduction of the topic and its surrounding context, including motivating its importance.
A set of simple examples (including figures, pseudo-code, or both) that clearly illustrates the key intuition.
A discussion of important implications, including (depending on the topic):
Theoretical/formulaic derivations
Key extensions that make the idea practically relevant
Connections to other topics
More advanced numerical/empirical results
A summary of some follow-up work that builds upon this key idea.
E.g., later papers that build upon the core idea
The target length is a 10-15 minute read. (The markdown language provides an estimate of the reading time.)
Recommended Starter Papers for topics (you can choose something else if you want):