2026 Fall UVa CS Machine Learning Lectures Organized by Tags

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1Basic

Title	Lecture	Resources
Introduction	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings
Algebra Review	Slide	4 readings · 1 coding-read
Machine Learning in a Nutshell	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings
Linear Regression	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Scikit-learn		4 readings · 1 coding-read
Prob Review	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings
ProbReview + MLE	Slide	1 video · 6 readings
Final Review	Slide	1 video 2 coding-reads

2Regression

Title	Lecture	Resources
Linear Regression	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
GD and SGD for LR	Slide	2 videos · 5 readings · 2 coding-reads
LR with basis	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads
Workflow for model selection	Slide	1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
Linear Prediction with Regularization	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Lasso and Elastic Net	Slide	1 video · 3 readings

3Classification

Title	Lecture	Resources
KNN and Theory	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Logistic and NN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
NN and Deep Learning	Slide	4 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
CNN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Generative Classification	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
NaiveBC on Text	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Gaussian GBC	Slide	1 video · 3 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
SVM, Kernel	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings
SVM, Dual	Slide	1 video · 4 readings
convex optim with Dual	Slide	3 readings
DecisionTree and Bagging	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
RF and Boosting	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
More on Boosting	Slide	2 readings

4Unsupervised

Title	Lecture	Resources
Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads
Clustering Hier	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings
Clustering Partition	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
Clustering GMM	Slide	1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm	Slide	3 readings

5Theory

Title	Lecture	Resources
KNN and Theory	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Bias Variance Tradeoff	Slide	3 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
SVM, Kernel	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings
SVM, Dual	Slide	1 video · 4 readings
convex optim with Dual	Slide	3 readings
DecisionTree and Bagging	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
More on Boosting	Slide	2 readings
Clustering GMM	Slide	1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm	Slide	3 readings

6LLMAgents

Title	Lecture	Resources
LLM Architecture and Training		2 readings · 2 coding-reads
Multimodal and Vision-Language Models		3 readings
Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning		3 readings
Efficient LLMs and Deployment		3 readings
Agents and Tool Use		2 readings
Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety		3 readings

Agents

Title	Lecture	Resources
Agents and Tool Use		2 readings

Architecture

Title	Lecture	Resources
LLM Architecture and Training		2 readings · 2 coding-reads

Background

Title	Lecture	Resources
Algebra Review	Slide	4 readings · 1 coding-read
Prob Review	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings
ProbReview + MLE	Slide	1 video · 6 readings
Clustering Hier	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings
Review for Final exam	Slide	1 video 1 coding-read

Deep

Title	Lecture	Resources
Logistic and NN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
NN and Deep Learning	Slide	4 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
CNN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads
LLM Architecture and Training		2 readings · 2 coding-reads
Multimodal and Vision-Language Models		3 readings
Efficient LLMs and Deployment		3 readings

Deployment

Title	Lecture	Resources
Efficient LLMs and Deployment		3 readings

DimensionReduction

Title	Lecture	Resources
Feature Selection	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
PCA, Feature Selection	Slide	1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read

Discriminative

Title	Lecture	Resources
Logistic and NN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
NN and Deep Learning	Slide	4 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
CNN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
SVM, Kernel	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings
SVM, Dual	Slide	1 video · 4 readings
convex optim with Dual	Slide	3 readings
RF and Boosting	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read

Efficiency

Title	Lecture	Resources
Efficient LLMs and Deployment		3 readings

Ensemble

Title	Lecture	Resources
DecisionTree and Bagging	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
RF and Boosting	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
More on Boosting	Slide	2 readings

Evaluation

Title	Lecture	Resources
Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety		3 readings

FineTuning

Title	Lecture	Resources
Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning		3 readings

Gaussian

Title	Lecture	Resources
Gaussian GBC	Slide	1 video · 3 readings

Generative

Title	Lecture	Resources
Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
Generative Classification	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
NaiveBC on Text	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Gaussian GBC	Slide	1 video · 3 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads
LLM Architecture and Training		2 readings · 2 coding-reads
Multimodal and Vision-Language Models		3 readings
Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning		3 readings
Agents and Tool Use		2 readings
Clustering Partition	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
Clustering GMM	Slide	1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm	Slide	3 readings

Linear

Title	Lecture	Resources
Linear Regression	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Logistic and NN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read

Local

Title	Lecture	Resources
LR with basis	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads
Workflow for model selection	Slide	1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
KNN and Theory	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Bias Variance Tradeoff	Slide	3 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads

ModelSelection

Title	Lecture	Resources
LR with basis	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads
Workflow for model selection	Slide	1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
Feature Selection	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
Linear Prediction with Regularization	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
KNN and Theory	Slide	2 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Lasso and Elastic Net	Slide	1 video · 3 readings

MultiAgent

Title	Lecture	Resources
Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety		3 readings

Multimodal

Title	Lecture	Resources
Multimodal and Vision-Language Models		3 readings

Nonlinear

Title	Lecture	Resources
LR with basis	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 3 coding-reads
Workflow for model selection	Slide	1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
Logistic and NN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings
NN and Deep Learning	Slide	4 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
CNN	Slide	2 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention	Slide	3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings · 2 coding-reads

Optimization

Title	Lecture	Resources
GD and SGD for LR	Slide	2 videos · 5 readings · 2 coding-reads
Linear Prediction with Regularization	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Lasso and Elastic Net	Slide	1 video · 3 readings
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
SVM, Kernel	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings
SVM, Dual	Slide	1 video · 4 readings
convex optim with Dual	Slide	3 readings
More on Boosting	Slide	2 readings

Platform

Title	Lecture	Resources
Scikit-learn		4 readings · 1 coding-read
Huggingface	Slide	3 readings
pyTorch + Keras	Slide	3 readings
deep RL Gym	Slide	3 readings

Prompting

Title	Lecture	Resources
Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning		3 readings

RAG

Title	Lecture	Resources
Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning		3 readings

RL

Title	Lecture	Resources
Reinforcement Learning	Slide	2 readings
deep RL Gym	Slide	3 readings

Regularization

Title	Lecture	Resources
Linear Prediction with Regularization	Slide	3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Lasso and Elastic Net	Slide	1 video · 3 readings
SVM	Slide	2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
SVM, Kernel	Slide	4 videos · 3 readings
SVM, Dual	Slide	1 video · 4 readings
convex optim with Dual	Slide	3 readings

Safety

Title	Lecture	Resources
Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety		3 readings

Training

Title	Lecture	Resources
LLM Architecture and Training		2 readings · 2 coding-reads