Course at Westlake University, Fall 2026
- Instructor: Tao LIN
- Time: Tuesday 08:00 - 08:45, 08:55 - 09:35
- Location: YunGu campus E10-304 (in person)
Evaluation: Attendance (40%) + Course Project (60%)
- Attendance: Call the roll randomly
- Course Project: Each student picks a research paper and prepares a 4-minute presentation in English in the last lecture.
- Proposal submission
- Please submit the paper title you would like to present and briefly explain your choice (1–2 sentences) via the proposal submission form by Oct. 8.
- Presentation slides submission
- Please submit your slides in PDF format via the slides submission form by Oct. 17 at 23:59.
- Proposal submission
| Week | Date | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026. Sep. 01 | How to communicate |
| 2 | 2026. Sep. 08 | How to do presentation |
| 3 | 2026. Sep. 15 | How to be a good AI researcher (I): doing research |
| 4 | 2026. Sep. 22 | How to be a good AI researcher (II): productivity and career |
| 5 | 2026. Sep. 29 | How to be a good AI researcher (III): academic paper writing and peer reviews |
| 6 | 2026. Oct. 13 | Sharing the experience of writing excellent academic papers and rebuttal |
| 7 | 2026. Oct. 20 | Practice course I |
| 8 | 2026. Oct. 27 | Practice course II |