CS 498 DV – Machine Learning in Wireless Systems

Lec #1: Introduction and Course Overview

Tue, Aug 24, 2021

• Read: (Optional Read) The Impact of 5G: Creating New Value across Industries and Society.

• Reading Assignment (Needs UIUC Google Apps Login)

Lec #2: Wireless Communications I

Thu, Aug 26, 2021

• No reading assignments

• Topics Covered: Wireless Basics, Modulation, SNR, Complex Numbers, Wireless Channel

Lec #3: Wireless Communications II

Tue, Aug 31, 2021

• Read: Interference Alignment and Cancellation

• Topics: MIMO, Interference, Simultaneous Transmissions

• Reading Assignment

Lec #4: Wireless Communication III

Thu, Sep 2, 2021

• Topics: Rate adaptation, Medium access

PS 1 is out (Needs UIUC Google Apps Login)

Lec #5: Wireless Positioning I

Tue, Sep 7, 2021

• Read: ArrayTrack

• Topics: Positioning, GPS, RSSI

• Reading Assignment

Lec #6: Wireless Positioning II

Thu, Sep 9, 2021

• Topics: Phase-based Localization, Antenna Arrays

Lec #7: Wireless Sensing I

Tue, Sep 14, 2021

• Topics: Discuss PS1, Passive Sensing

• Read: WiTrack

• Reading Assignment

Lec #8: Wireless Sensing II

Thu, Sep 16, 2021

• Topics: FMCW, Human Sensing, Review

Lec #9: Regression

Tue, Sep 21, 2021

• Topics: Linear Regression, Gradient Descent

• Read: Notes on Regression (upto page 11)

• Reading Assignment

Lec #10: Regression II

Thu, Sep 23, 2021

• Topics: Linear Regression, Kernels, Regularization

• PS1 is due

Lec #11: Decision Trees

Tue, Sep 28, 2021

• Topics: Decision Trees

• Read first 14 pages of Chapter 9, can skim over mathematical details

• Reading Assignment

Lec #12: Neural Networks I

Thu, Sep 30, 2021

• Topics: Backpropagation, neural networks, perceptron

PSet 2 is out (1 Oct) (Needs UIUC Login)

Lec #13: Neural Networks II

Tue, Oct 5, 2021

• Topics: Convolutional Neural Networks, Pooling, VGG

• Read: VGG

• Reading Assignment

Lec #14: ML for the Internet of Things

Thu, Oct 7, 2021

• Read: Bonsai

• Reading Assignment

Lec #15: ML for the Internet of Things II

Tue, Oct 12, 2021

• Read: MCU-Net

• Reading Assignment

Lec #16: ML + Communications

Thu, Oct 14, 2021

• Read: Deep Learning for PHY

• Reading Assignment

Lec #17: ML + Communications

Tue, Oct 19, 2021

• Read: Deep Learning for Channel Estimation (Needs UIUC Google Apps Login)

• Reading Assignment

Lec #18: Review Class for Midterm

Thu, Oct 21, 2021

• PSet 2 is Due

Lec #19: Midterm Exam

Tue, Oct 26, 2021

Lec #20: Midterm Exam Review

Thu, Oct 28, 2021

Lec #21: ML + Sensing

Tue, Nov 2, 2021

• Topics: Using ML for passive RF Sensing

• Read: RF-Pose

• Reading Assignment

Lec #22: Guest Lecture by Dr. Peder Olsen, Microsoft Research

Thu, Nov 4, 2021

• Topics: Satellite Sensing, Machine Learning, Wireless Sensing

• Read: Space-Eye

• Reading Assignment

Lec #23: ML in RF Localization

Tue, Nov 9, 2021

• Topics: ML in Wireless Localization Systems

• Read: DLoc

• Reading Assignment

Lec #24: ML in End-to-end Wireless Systems: Satellite Networking

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

• Topics: Satellite networking, earth observation

• Read: L2D2

• Reading Assignment

Lec #25: ML in End-to-end Wireless Systems: Agriculture

Tue, Nov 16, 2021

• Topics: Data-driven agriculture challenges and solutions, Machine Learning, Edge computing

• Read: FarmBeats

• Reading Assignment

Lec #26: Wireless Sensing for Autonomous Driving

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

• Topics: Wireless imaging for autonomous vehicles

• Read: HawkEye

• Reading Assignment

Lec #27: Perspectives on a Career in Computer Science

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

• Topics: Review, Software Engineering, Research in industry, Research in academia, Deepak's personal experiences, Q&A

Lec #28: Final Project Presentation

Thu, Dec 2, 2021

Lec #29: Final Project Presentation

Tue, Dec 7, 2021