Syllabus

Pitt CS 3800, 2024 Fall

Instructor Contact Information

Dr. Junyu Liu

Email: junyuliu@pitt.edu

Web: https://sites.google.com/view/junyuliu/main

Course Meeting Times & Locations

Meetings: Monday and Wednesday, 1:00pm-2:15pm, Sennott Square 5505 (Temporarily assigned. Might change later)

Office hours: by appointment

Main References

Apart from the assigned research papers, the following books will serve as helpful references:

• “Quantum Computation and Quantum Information,” by Michael A. Nielson & Isaac L. Chuang, Cambridge University Press.

• "The Principles of Deep Learning Theory", by Daniel A. Roberts, Sho Yaida, and Boris Hanin, Cambridge University Press.

• "Foundations of Machine Learning". by Mehryar Mohri, Afshin Rostamizadeh, and Ameet Talwalkar, MIT Press, Second Edition.

• “Quantum Information Theory,” by Mark M. Wilde, Cambridge University Press.

Grading

· 20% Participation

· 40% Reading Summary

· 20% Proposal Presentation

· 20% Proposal Written Report