| 1 |
Jan 12–16 |
Welcome to Cybersecurity |
Handout 1: Cybersecurity Fundamentals |
Lab 1 released (Mon); Quiz 1 (Wed, in-class) |
| 2 |
Jan 19–23 |
Data, the Fuel of AI |
Handout 2: Introduction to Data and AI |
Lab 1 due (Mon); Lab 2 released (Mon); Quiz 2 (Wed) |
| 3 |
Jan 26–30 |
Supervised Learning: Teaching with Labels |
Handout 3: Supervised Learning Basics |
Lab 2 due (Mon); Lab 3 released (Mon); Quiz 3 (Wed) |
| 4 |
Feb 2–6 |
Regression and Model Evaluation |
Handout 4: Regression and Model Metrics |
Lab 3 due (Mon); Lab 4 released (Mon); Quiz 4 (Wed) |
| 5 |
Feb 9–13 |
Unsupervised Learning and Exam 1 |
Handout 4: Regression and Model Metrics |
Lab 4 due (Mon); Exam 1 (Wed, covers Weeks 1–4) |
| 6 |
Feb 16–20 |
Unsupervised Learning: Finding Hidden Patterns |
Handout 5: Unsupervised Learning and Clustering |
Lab 5 released (Mon); Quiz 5 (Wed) |
| 7 |
Feb 23–27 |
Semi-Supervised and Reinforcement Learning |
Handout 6: Semi-Supervised and Reinforcement Learning |
Lab 5 due (Mon); Lab 6 released (Mon); Quiz 6 (Wed) |
| 8 |
Mar 1–5 |
Threats from the Inside: How Attackers Use AI |
Handout 7: AI-Powered Attacks |
Lab 6 due (Mon); Lab 7 released (Mon); Quiz 7 (Wed) |
| 9 |
Mar 8–12 |
Spring Break and Exam 2 |
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Lab 7 due (Mon); Exam 2 (online, covers Weeks 5–8) |
| 10 |
Mar 15–19 |
Adversarial Examples and Data Poisoning |
Handout 8: Adversarial Attacks on ML Systems |
Lab 8 released (Mon); Quiz 8 (Wed) |
| 11 |
Mar 22–26 |
Prompt Injection and LLM Security |
Handout 9: LLM Security and Prompt Injection |
Lab 8 due (Mon); Lab 9 CTF released (Mon); Lab 9 due (Wed) |
| 12 |
Mar 29–Apr 2 |
AI Ethics, Bias, Fairness, and Governance |
Handout 10: AI Ethics, Bias, and Fairness |
Lab 10 released (Mon); Quiz 9 (Wed) |
| 13 |
Apr 5–9 |
Privacy in ML Pipelines and Trade-Offs, plus Exam 3 |
Handout 11: Privacy-Preserving ML and Trade-Offs |
Lab 10 due (Mon); Lab 11 released (Mon); Exam 3 (Wed); Quiz 10 (Wed) |
| 14 |
Apr 12–16 |
Trustworthy AI and Responsible AI in Practice |
Handout 12: Trustworthy AI and Responsible AI |
Lab 11 due (Mon); Lab 12 Tabletop released (Mon); Quiz 11 (Wed) |
| 15 |
Apr 19–23 |
Advanced Topics and Course Wrap-Up |
Handout 13: Advanced Topics and Future Threats |
Lab 12 due (Mon); Quiz 12 (Wed) |
| 16 |
Apr 26–30 |
Final Q&A and Exam Preparation |
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Review session (Mon and Wed) |
| 17 |
May 3–7 |
Final Exam Week |
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Exam 4 (covers Weeks 10–16, per university final-exam schedule) |
