The field of tabular data has recently been exploding with advances through foundation models. In this seminar, we want to dive deep into these very recent advances to understand tabular foundation models!
| Course type: | Seminar | 
| Time | - Kick-off Session: October 17th 10-11 (Zoom) - Presentation Session 1: TBA - Presentation Session 2: TBA - Presentation Session 3: TBA - Presentation Session 4: TBA - Presentation Session 5: TBA - Presentation Session 6: TBA | 
| Location | In-Person; TBA | 
| Organizers | Tom Zehle , Omar Swelam, Liam Shi Bin Hoo, Steven Adriaensen and Frank Hutter | 
| Registration | OPEN (max. 12 participants) - IMPORTANT: See notes on registration below! | 
| Language | English | 
Prerequisites
We require that you have taken lectures on or are familiar with the following:
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
Notes on registration
To be eligible, you must have participated in the 17.10 information session and fill out the form we shared by Monday, October 20th. Spots in this seminar are allocated using the usual lottery system, to enter this system, you must register for the seminar in HISinOne and assign it the priority "Preferred" by Monday, October 20th, you will be notified on Thursday, October 23rd.
Important correction: In the kick-off session, we mistakenly announced the deadline for registration as October 23rd. The actual deadline however is Monday, October 20th.
Please make sure you have filled out the form and completed your HISinOne registration by Monday.
More info about the lottery:
- timeline: https://www.tf.uni-freiburg.de/en/studies-and-teaching/calendar-dates?set_language=en ("Booking deadlines and seat allocation for Bachelor and Master courses")
Organization
- 12 Students
- Presentations in pairs
Grading
- Presentation (100%)