**1. Midterm Presentation** (Please select your topic from the following list)

  * Convex Optimization: {{:convex_opt_tom_paper.pdf|paper1}}  **(Hongbin)**

  * Neural Networks: {{:nn_from_bishop_prml.pdf|paper2}}

  * Graphical Models: {{:graphical_models.pdf|paper3}}  **(Ossama)**

  * Latent Dirichlet Allocation: {{:latent_dirichlet_analysis_2003.pdf|paper4}} **(Ameeta)**

  * Conditional Random Field: {{:crf.pdf|paper5}}, {{:crf-jafferty2001.pdf|paper6}}

//The midterm presentation is tentatively scheduled from **10am to 1pm on Feb 28** at CSEB2002. As a result, the class on Feb 16 is cancelled. Each person presents the above selected topic in 35-40 minutes and leaves 5 minutes for Q&A.// 


**2. Final Presentation:**  (Please select your topic from the following list or let me know any other topic you may be interested in.)

  * Discriminative Training of HMMs: {{:jiang_dt_survey.pdf|paper7}}, {{:woodland_mmie.pdf|paper8}} **(Ossama)**

  * Bayesian Learning of HMMs: {{:gauvain_map.pdf|paper9}}, {{:huo_online.pdf|paper10}} **(Hongbin)**

  * Latent Semantic Analysis for Language Model: {{:belleg_lsa.pdf|paper11}}

  * Speech Understanding: {{:kawahara_understanding.pdf|paper12}}

  * Statistical Machine Translation: {{:brown_translation.pdf|paper13}} **(Ameeta)**

  * Weighted Finite State Transducer Optimization for Speech and Language Processing: {{:wfst-lvcsr.pdf|paper14}}

//The final presentation is tentatively scheduled from **10am to 1pm on <del>April 5</del> April 12** at CSEB2002. As a result, the classes on Mar 27 and 29 are cancelled. Each person presents the above selected topic in 35-40 minutes and leaves 5 minutes for Q&A.//