OMSCS Seminar: Large Language Model

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Overview

OMSCS Seminar: Large Language Model

Course Description

As LLM technologies continue to advance in complexity, their application domains are increasingly broad. This seminar considers LLM (Large Language Model) research, focusing on how we can apply key concepts of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) to LLM design. 

Students will read foundational and recent LLM papers while also participating in lectures and asynchronous posts to further explore how LLM design can improve the human condition. Topics will include user-centered design of LLMs, ethics, and accessibility of LLMs. The seminar will also feature guest speakers working to advance LLMs across settings. Students will learn through lecture, interaction, and a course-long investigation where they design a novel application of AI.

Course Content

This course will focus on student interaction and participation in synchronous and asynchronous discussions. We encourage you to set your own learning goals and critically evaluate your own participation.

  • Weeks 1-3
    • Intro to LLMs
    • Intro to HCI
    • Researcher Lecture
  • Weeks 4-6
    • Methods: What to Design
    • Methods: LLM Design
    • Researcher Lecture
  • Weeks 7-9
    • Evaluation: Usability
    • Evaluation: Alignment
    • Researcher Lecture
  • Weeks 10-12
    • Researcher Lecture
    • Spring Break
    • Ethics
  • Weeks 13-15
    • Equity and Accessibility
    • Researcher Lecture
    • Student Presentations
Requirements & Materials

Materials

PROVIDED (Student will receive):

All content is available on Canvas.

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This seminar is designed for OMSCS students and alumni interested in the design, impact, and ethical implications of large language models (LLMs). It is ideal for learners from computer science, HCI, education, digital health, or social sciences fields who want to explore how LLMs can be designed to serve people across diverse settings. No prior experience with LLM development is required.

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What You Will Learn

  • Challenges of designing for LLMs, ways to design around these challenges, and approaches to evaluating design
  • One to two significant issues around the intersection of equity, accessibility, ethics, and LLMs
  • Development and proposal for a unique LLM design, applied to an meaningful area for the student
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How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the basic construction and function of LLMs in layperson’s terms.
  • Understand the basic process of human-centered technology design.
  • Develop a critical, human-centered lens on LLM design and application.
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