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277-0001-00L 8 Credits NDS D-INFK

AI Project

VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-06-03 00:14:33

Abstract

The course guides participants in teams through building end-to-end ML systems for real business problems. Covering the full lifecycle from problem formulation to deployment, participants tackle real-world challenges: imperfect data, bias/fairness, regulatory compliance, and performance trade-offs. Hands-on work includes a baseline pipeline plus optional extensions in areas of interest.

Objective

(1) design and implement a complete ML pipeline from problem formulation to API deployment (2) identify, implement and evaluate suitable models for a given task (3) evaluate and mitigate bias, fairness, and regulatory risks (4) make and defend architectural decisions based on real-world constraints

Content

Main topics: problem formulation; data preparation; algorithm selection & feature engineering; hyperparameter optimization; model evaluation & testing; bias, fairness & regulatory compliance; interpretability methods. Additional extensions available: advanced architectures, task-specific fairness metrics, visualizations, API deployment, and documenting experimental failures.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Slides and links to extra material will be distributed during the course.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
practical/laboratory course AI Project
Course takes place in OAT building, Andreasstrasse 5, 14th floor.
  • 16.01 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 17.01 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 13.02 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 14.02 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 27.02 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 28.02 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 17.04 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 18.04 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 23.04 Date 08:15-14:00 (HG F 33.4)
  • 23.04 Date 14:15-17:00 (HG F 33.2)
  • 29.05 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 30.05 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 12.06 Date 08:00-17:00 (Ex te rn)
  • 13.06 Date 08:00-13:00 (Ex te rn)
72 h semesterly

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