CS 542 Fall 2025

Time/Location: Mon, Wed 2:30PM - 3:45PM / CAS B12

Course Number: CAS CS 542

Instructors:

Prof. Boqing Gong; office hours: Wed 12:30-2:30PM in CDS 822

Teaching Fellows:

Shengao Wang; office hours: Thu 1:30-2:30 PM in the blue lounge next to CDS 727

Victor Wang; office hours: Wed 6:00-7:00 PM in the blue lounge next to CDS 727

Labs:

Wed 4:40-5:30 PM in CAS 233, Thu 9:55-10:45 AM in CGS 321, Thu 3:35-4:25 PM in CAS 225, and Thu 5:00-5:50 PM in CAS 201

Piazza: https://piazza.com/bu/fall2025/cs542/home Please use Piazza's "private message to Instructors", not email, for all questions regarding grading, missing a test, etc.

Who should take this class?

If you are a PhD, Master’s or upper-class undergrad interested in doing research in machine learning, this class is for you! It is a math- and programming-intensive class geared primarily towards graduate students in CS/EE.

If you are not comfortable with the prerequisites listed in the syllabus, please DO NOT take this class and consider the suggested alternatives instead.