Merge pull request #63 from UCLAIS/website_update

Website update

our-initiatives/tutorials/2024-2025/_category_.json

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our-initiatives/tutorials/2024-2025/intro_to_transformers.md

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+# 9: Introduction to Transformers
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+**Date: 11th December 2024**
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+💡 **Transformers** were initially introduced for the purpose of **machine translation**, but is now the most prevalent (State Of The Art) architecture used for virtually all deep learning tasks. Unlike traditional neural networks, Transformers rely on a mechanism called **attention**, which allows them to focus on relevant parts of the input sequence. Unlike RNNs this architecture takes in sequential input data in parallel.
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+Central to this model are the **encoder-decoder blocks**, where input data undergoes **tokenization** and is embedded into vectors with **positional encodings** to capture word order. This week, we will explore the **attention mechanism**, including **multi-headed attention**, the structure of **encoder and decoder blocks**, and the processes involved in **training Transformers**, such as **tokenization, masking strategies**, and managing **computational costs**.
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+You can access our **slides** here: 💻 [**Tutorial 9 Slides**](https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYOwRh8u8/xn2OqkUHgTGClSoYOhSxYQ/view?utm_content=DAGYOwRh8u8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=ha097b37913)

our-initiatives/tutorials/2024-2025/neural-networks.md

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-# 4: Neural Networks
+# 5: Neural Networks
 
 **Date: 13th November 2024**
 

our-initiatives/tutorials/2024-2025/rnns.md

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+# 8: Recurrent Neural Networks
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+**Date: 4th December 2024**
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+💡 **Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)** are a class of models designed to handle sequential data, such as **time series** or **language**, by using **feedback loops** to maintain **context** over time. This week, we will explore the fundamentals of RNNs, the challenges of training them—especially backpropagation through time—and the introduction of variants like **Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)** networks that better capture **long-term dependencies**. We will briefly mention contrast these approaches with **transformers**, which have largely replaced RNNs and LSTMs in state-of-the-art applications by using self-attention mechanisms to model sequence elements in parallel, ultimately offering a broader perspective on modern sequence modeling techniques.💡
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+You can access our **demonstration notebook** here: 📘 [**Tutorial 8 Notebook**](https://github.com/UCLAIS/ml-tutorials-season-5/blob/main/week-8/rnn.ipynb)
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+You can access our **slides** here: 💻 [**Tutorial 8 Slides**](https://www.canva.com/design/DAGSEPaNv_I/RpD2FqJCqnRyZxwa_cvsGQ/view?utm_content=DAGSEPaNv_I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h053c9bd49f)
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our-initiatives/tutorials/2024-2025/visual-computing-1.md

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-# 5: Visual Computing I
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 **Date: 20th November 2024**
 

our-initiatives/tutorials/_category_.json

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