Generative models have revolutionized computer vision and computer graphics, enabling new applications such as generating images and 3D models from a simple text description. The foundation for this are the topics covered in this course:
Central will be the mathematical modeling behind the most recent diffusion models.
The course is based on courses given at KAIST:
https://mhsung.github.io/kaist-cs492d-fall-2024/
List of relevant papers (a subset will be presented):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j7amDru9bRQsQgp2pfm1a8GrZ6K0HWwCDORGq-sj7dQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0
The following slides provide additional details and context to the existing visual computing modules at Bielefeld University given by the Visual AI group:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRGyE0j_cU324qp-vOEE4hEBPn3HdwliZQqeg_vT0w7Yt9EUXmgFB6NamL_ynqeBMYRgD-cdvfvXobA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000
Required skills: Solid theoretical machine learning knowledge (introductory + advanced course), good python programming skills (>1 year), and fundamental mathematics (linear algebra).
Optional skills: PyTorch experience and knowledge in solving differential equations and computer vision (lectures or projects) helps but is not required.
These skills are typically acquired through lectures or by private projects, hackathons, and coding competitions.
SIGGRAPH 2024 Course: Diffusion Models for Visual Content Generation: https://geometry.cs.ucl.ac.uk/courses/diffusion4ContentCreation_sigg24/
CVPR 2023 Tutorial: Denoising Diffusion Models: A Generative Learning Big Bang: https://cvpr2023-tutorial-diffusion-models.github.io/
Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
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wöchentlich | Mi | 10-12 | H9 | 07.04.-18.07.2025 |
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31-M-ASM2 Advanced Statistical Methods II | Veranstaltungen aus dem Bereich Statistik und/oder in (einem) methodisch verbundenen Gebiet(en) (I.) | benotete Prüfungsleistung
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39-M-Inf-AI-app Applied Artificial Intelligence | Applied Artificial Intelligence: Seminar | Studieninformation | |
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39-M-Inf-AI-app-foc Applied Artificial Intelligence (focus) | Applied Artificial Intelligence (focus): Seminar | Studieninformation | |
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39-M-Inf-INT-app Applied Interaction Technology | Applied Interaction Technology: Seminar | Studieninformation | |
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39-M-Inf-INT-app-foc Applied Interaction Technology (focus) | Applied Interaction Technology (focus): Seminar | Studieninformation | |
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The focus of this seminar is on reading, presenting, and discussing recent papers on generative models and diffusion models in particular.
Lectures during the first half of the term prepare students by giving a deep dive into diffusion models, in more detail than covered in existing courses. It requires basic knowledge of machine learning, statistics, and math, including topics such as gradient descent, log-likelihood, distributions, and differentiation. These are the basis for the advanced topics discussed, such as, score matching and inference by solving differential equations.
Students present one paper, lead the discussion of one paper, and engage in the discussion of the papers presented by others, including the writing style, strengths, limitations, and ethical implications.
A report and small assignments written in PyTorch support the practical understanding of probabilistic models, as typical for seminars+tutorial.
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