CENG796 DEEP GENERATIVE MODELS

Course Code:5710796
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Computer Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. RAMAZAN GÖKBERK CİNBİŞ
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, the students will be expected to:

  • Comprehend a variety of deep generative models. 

  • Apply deep generative models to several problems.

  • Know the open issues in learning deep generative models, and have a grasp of the current research directions.


Course Content

Deep generative modeling with Autoregressive models; Energy-based models; Adversarial models; Variational models.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students who passed the course will be able:

  • to understand the theory behind comtemporary deep generative models,
  • to have a grasp of the open issues and trends in generative models,
  • to have an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of deep generative model formulations,
  • to gain hands-on experience in implementing & realizing generative models.