dl-workshop-2022

Pre-workshop preparation and checklist

1. 9 AM to 4 PM. Please arrive 10 or 15 minutes early. We will start sharp at 9 AM. It may take time for you to: find parking, find the building/room, setup your laptop, and connect to the internet.
2. Laptop and charger. Please bring your laptops, charger, notebooks, and pens/pencils. You will be working on your laptop throughout the day.
3. Multiplugs. Please bring power strips (Multi Plugs). If you have extra power strips (with longer cables), please bring them too.
4. Lunch. Lunch will be provided. We have requested one-third of the orders to be vegetarian, so please do not worrry if you are a vegetarian. If you are a vegan, please email us as soon as possible. We will need to make a special arrangement for you.
5. Clothes. Please dress in layers. The classroom can be (too) warm or (too) cold for you.
6. Your name. In the Google Sheet (see email), please verify that your first and last names are spelled correctly. These names will go into the certificates that you will receive.
7. Discussion board. Before and during the workshop, you are welcome to post your questions, comments, and discussion topics to this document.

Preparation for the workshop

1. Python and Google Colab. If you are not familiar with Python programming and Google Colab, please watch the following videos and practice them:
   • Watch and practice Google Colab Tutorial for Beginners (11 minutes)
   • Jeff Heaton’s Introduction to Python for Deep Learning
   • What are Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)? (6 minutes)
   • [Optional] François Chollet: History of Keras and TensorFlow (11 minutes)
   • [Optional] What can one convolutional filter do? (25 minutes)
2. Concept map drawing. In addition to working on a project throughout the day, at the end of the workshop, you will also be required to draw a concept map of all the concepts you learned. If you are unfamiliar with drawing concept maps, please watch this video to learn how to draw a concept map. If you like to read instead of watch, a full tutorial is here.

Location and parking

1. Location: The workshop will be held in room # 410 on the fourth floor in the Social Sciences Building (SSB 410).
2. Parking: We are working on waiving the parking permit for the day for non-UMSL participants. Please do not park on any “faculty and staff” lots. The best place to park is “West Drive Garage” at 140 West Dr, St. Louis, MO 63121.