2026 Fall UVA CS - Machine Learning



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2026 Fall UVa CS Machine Learning Lectures Organized by Tags

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1Basic

Title Lecture Resources
L01: Introduction Slide 3 videos · 3 readings
Algebra Review Slide 4 readings · 1 coding-read
L02: Machine Learning in a Nutshell Slide 3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
L03: Linear Regression Slide 4 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Scikit-learn 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Prob Review Slide 2 videos · 2 readings
L10: ProbReview + MLE Slide 1 video · 6 readings
Midterm Review 3 readings
Midterm Exam 3 readings
L26: Final Review and Final Exam Slide 2 videos · 5 readings

2Regression

Title Lecture Resources
L03: Linear Regression Slide 4 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
L04: GD and SGD for LR Slide 2 videos · 5 readings · 2 coding-reads
L05: LR with basis Slide 2 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads
L06: Workflow for model selection Slide 1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
L07: 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
L08: KNN and Theory Slide 2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
L11: Logistic and NN Slide 2 videos · 4 readings
L12: NN and Deep Learning Slide 4 videos · 3 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
L14: CNN Slide 2 videos · 3 readings · 3 coding-reads
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
L24: DecisionTree and Bagging Slide 3 videos · 3 readings
L25: RF and Boosting Slide 4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
More on Boosting Slide 2 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

4Unsupervised

Title Lecture Resources
L15: PCA, Feature Selection Slide 1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
L16: Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention Slide 3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
Clustering Hier Slide 2 videos · 4 readings
Clustering Partition Slide 3 videos · 4 readings
Clustering GMM Slide 1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm Slide 3 readings

5Theory

Title Lecture Resources
L08: KNN and Theory Slide 2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
L09: Bias Variance Tradeoff Slide 3 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads
L24: DecisionTree and Bagging Slide 3 videos · 3 readings
More on Boosting Slide 2 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
Clustering GMM Slide 1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm Slide 3 readings

6LLMAgents

Title Lecture Resources
L13: Overview of GenAI model training Slide 10 readings · 2 coding-reads
L17: LLM Architecture and Training 3 readings · 1 coding-read
L19: Multimodal and Vision-Language Models 3 readings
L20: Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning 3 readings
L21: Efficient LLMs and Deployment 3 readings
L22: Agents and Tool Use 2 readings
L23: Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety 3 readings
deep RL Gym Slide 3 readings

Agents

Title Lecture Resources
L22: Agents and Tool Use 2 readings

Architecture

Title Lecture Resources
L17: LLM Architecture and Training 3 readings · 1 coding-read

Background

Title Lecture Resources
Algebra Review Slide 4 readings · 1 coding-read
Prob Review Slide 2 videos · 2 readings

Deep

Title Lecture Resources
L12: NN and Deep Learning Slide 4 videos · 3 readings
L14: CNN Slide 2 videos · 3 readings · 3 coding-reads
L16: Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention Slide 3 videos · 2 readings
L17: LLM Architecture and Training 3 readings · 1 coding-read
L19: Multimodal and Vision-Language Models 3 readings
L21: Efficient LLMs and Deployment 3 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings

Deployment

Title Lecture Resources
L21: Efficient LLMs and Deployment 3 readings

DimensionReduction

Title Lecture Resources
L15: PCA, Feature Selection Slide 1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read

Discriminative

Title Lecture Resources
L11: Logistic and NN Slide 2 videos · 4 readings
L12: NN and Deep Learning Slide 4 videos · 3 readings
L14: CNN Slide 2 videos · 3 readings · 3 coding-reads
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
L24: DecisionTree and Bagging Slide 3 videos · 3 readings
L25: RF and Boosting Slide 4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
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

Efficiency

Title Lecture Resources
L21: Efficient LLMs and Deployment 3 readings

Ensemble

Title Lecture Resources
L24: DecisionTree and Bagging Slide 3 videos · 3 readings
L25: RF and Boosting Slide 4 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
More on Boosting Slide 2 readings

Evaluation

Title Lecture Resources
L23: Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety 3 readings

FineTuning

Title Lecture Resources
L20: Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning 3 readings

Gaussian

Title Lecture Resources
Gaussian GBC Slide 1 video · 3 readings

Generative

Title Lecture Resources
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
L13: Overview of GenAI model training Slide 10 readings · 2 coding-reads
L16: Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention Slide 3 videos · 2 readings
L17: LLM Architecture and Training 3 readings · 1 coding-read
L19: Multimodal and Vision-Language Models 3 readings
L20: Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning 3 readings
L22: Agents and Tool Use 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
Clustering Partition Slide 3 videos · 4 readings
Clustering GMM Slide 1 video · 2 readings
Clustering: EM Algorithm Slide 3 readings

Linear

Title Lecture Resources
L03: Linear Regression Slide 4 videos · 4 readings · 1 coding-read
L11: Logistic and NN Slide 2 videos · 4 readings
SVM Slide 2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read

Local

Title Lecture Resources
L05: LR with basis Slide 2 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads
L08: KNN and Theory Slide 2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
L09: Bias Variance Tradeoff Slide 3 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads

ModelSelection

Title Lecture Resources
L06: Workflow for model selection Slide 1 video · 5 readings · 1 coding-read
L07: Linear Prediction with Regularization Slide 3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
L08: KNN and Theory Slide 2 videos · 2 readings · 1 coding-read
Feature Selection Slide 2 videos · 4 readings
L09: Bias Variance Tradeoff Slide 3 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads
Lasso and Elastic Net Slide 1 video · 3 readings

MultiAgent

Title Lecture Resources
L23: Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety 3 readings

Multimodal

Title Lecture Resources
L19: Multimodal and Vision-Language Models 3 readings

Nonlinear

Title Lecture Resources
L05: LR with basis Slide 2 videos · 4 readings · 2 coding-reads
L12: NN and Deep Learning Slide 4 videos · 3 readings
L14: CNN Slide 2 videos · 3 readings · 3 coding-reads
L16: Deep Learning on Text - from BOW to Attention Slide 3 videos · 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
SVM, Kernel Slide 4 videos · 3 readings

Optimization

Title Lecture Resources
L04: GD and SGD for LR Slide 2 videos · 5 readings · 2 coding-reads
L07: Linear Prediction with Regularization Slide 3 videos · 3 readings · 1 coding-read
Lasso and Elastic Net Slide 1 video · 3 readings
More on Boosting Slide 2 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

Platform

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

Prompting

Title Lecture Resources
L20: Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning 3 readings

RAG

Title Lecture Resources
L20: Prompting, RAG and Fine-tuning 3 readings

RL

Title Lecture Resources
L13: Overview of GenAI model training Slide 10 readings · 2 coding-reads
L18: Reinforcement Learning Slide 2 readings
Quick survey of recent deep learning Slide 4 videos · 5 readings
deep RL Gym Slide 3 readings

Regularization

Title Lecture Resources
L07: 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
L23: Multi-Agent Systems, Evaluation and Safety 3 readings

Training

Title Lecture Resources
L13: Overview of GenAI model training Slide 10 readings · 2 coding-reads
L17: LLM Architecture and Training 3 readings · 1 coding-read
deep RL Gym Slide 3 readings
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