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Spring 2026
Reinforcement Learning
CS 443 · Nan Jiang

Fundamental concepts and algorithms in reinforcement learning, focusing on sequential decision-making and control.

Advanced Computational Linguistics
LING 414 · Alexandre Maskharashvili

Advanced treatment of core topics in computational linguistics, including morphology, syntax, and semantics.

Statistics and Probability II
STAT 410 · Alexey Stepanov

Probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and likelihood-based methods.

Intermediate Basque
BASQ 402 · Maialen Casquete De La Puente

Directed research and advanced instruction in Basque linguistics, grammar, and cultural context.

Fall 2025
Corpus Linguistics
LING 413 · Jonathan Dunn

Corpus-based methods for linguistic analysis, including frequency, dispersion, and distributional approaches.

Computational Linguistics
LING 406 · Alexandre Maskharashvili

Computational approaches to natural language processing, including parsing, semantics, and language models.

Machine Learning
CS 446 · Liangyan Gui

Supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, and practical machine learning techniques.

Deep Generative Models
ECE 498 · Romit Roy Choudhury

Generative modeling techniques including VAEs, GANs, and diffusion-based models.

Beginner’s Basque
BASQ 401 · Maialen Casquete De La Puente

Introduction to the Basque language, with focus on grammar, vocabulary, and linguistic structure.