Internal Seminars

No	Topic	Sub Topic	Materials
1	LLMsDeepSeekMath: Pushing the Limits of Mathematical Reasoning in Open Language Models	RLHF fundamentals: review of Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) and its traditional role in alignment Enter GRPO (Group Relative Policy Optimization): mechanics and how it removes the separate critic model PPO vs GRPO: memory efficiency, training stability & computational overhead	Paper
2	LLMsUnderstanding Self-Attention Variants in Modern LLMs	Recap: Query, Key and Value in self-attention Causal vs bidirectional self-attention Single-head vs multi-head attention Multi-Head Attention (MHA) Multi-Query Attention (MQA) Grouped-Query Attention (GQA) Cross-attention vs self-attention	–
3	LLMsLarge Language Models for Combinatorial Optimization	Overview of the review paper "Large Language Models for Combinatorial Optimization: A Systematic Review" Introduction to optimization problems Introduction to combinatorial optimization problems Large language models for combinatorial optimization	–
4	LLMsUnderstanding LLM Evaluation: Hands on Implementation	Recap of the 4 paradigms of LLM evaluation & motivation GSM8K: verifier demo HumanEval / Pass@k: execution demo MT-Bench: LLM-as-a-Judge	Slides
5	LLMsAgentic AI in the AI Era	Concept & key characteristics of agentic AI Evolution from traditional AI and generative AI to agentic AI Main components: planning, memory, reasoning & tool use Benefits, limitations, risks & ethical concerns of autonomous agents Future trends in human-AI collaboration and multi-agent systems	Slides
6	LLMsFine Tuning LLMs	Introduction to LLM fine-tuning Fine-tuning methods (Full, LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT) LLM training pipeline Hardware & optimization Evaluation & benchmarking Deployment & inference	Slides
7	LLMsUnderstanding Large Language Models (LLMs)	What LLMs are & common use cases Tokens & next-token prediction Pretraining, datasets & scaling laws Context window & compute requirements	Slides
8	QuantumBasic of Quantum Computing (Part 2)	Quantum measurement mechanics Device ecosystems & QPUs Quantum software stack (Qiskit) Hardware noise & decoherence	Slides
9	LLMsUnderstanding the 4 Main Approaches to LLM Evaluation	Foundations of LLM evaluation Multi-dimensional quality & failure modes Benchmark & verifier-based evaluation Human preference & LLM-as-a-judge Paradigm trade-offs	Slides
10	ML Fund.Hyperparameter Tuning: Controlling and Improving Neural Network Training	What are hyperparameters? Learning rate, batch size & epochs Tuning strategies	Slides
11	ML Fund.Regularization Techniques: Preventing Overfitting and Improving Generalization	Overfitting & underfitting Dropout, L1 & L2 regularization Generalization strategies	Slides
12	ML Fund.How Neural Networks Improve: Optimization Algorithms and Learning Dynamics	Gradient descent variants Adam, SGD & momentum Learning dynamics & convergence	–
13	ML Fund.Backpropagation: How Neural Networks Learn Through Gradient Flow	Backpropagation algorithm Gradient flow & chain rule Weight updates	Slides
14	QuantumBasic of Quantum Computing (Part I)	Introduction to quantum computing Mathematical language of qubits Superposition, entanglement & interference Quantum circuits & operations	Slides
15	AI ToolsN8N Workflow Automation: From Fundamentals to AI Integration	N8N architecture, nodes & workflows Hands-on pipelines LLM & RAG integration Real-world use cases	Slides
16	ML Fund.Activation Functions and Loss Functions: Enabling Learning in Neural Networks	Activation functions Loss functions Neural network learning	Slides
17	ML Fund.Model Architecture and Forward Propagation: How Neural Networks Are Structured and Compute Predictions	Neural network architecture Forward propagation Prediction computation	Slides
18	AI ToolsAnthropic Products and Features	Anthropic background Claude model use cases Claude web interface Claude Code CLI & desktop Key Claude Code features	Slides
19	AI ToolsUnderstanding Gemini AI Ecosystem and Use Cases	Gemini multimodal model & context window Deep Research & Gemini Live Image/video generation (Imagen, Veo) Developer tools (Firebase Studio, AI Studio, Gemini CLI) NotebookLM & Google Vids	Slides
20	AI ToolsOpenAI Products and Features	OpenAI introduction ChatGPT products & use cases Sora & Codex OpenAI platform & developer ecosystem	Slides
21	ML Fund.Foundations of Building Machine Learning Models	Problem definition Data handling & preprocessing	Slides
22	LLMsPAPER : Attention is all you need	Transformer overview & architecture Encoder Methodology & results Model behavior analysis	Slides Paper
23	VisionDeep Dive into Object Detection : How models see "what"and "where"	Object detection overview & model output Two-stage & one-stage detectors Backbone / neck / head architecture Evaluation metrics	Slides
24	ResearchMastering Data Storytelling and Visualization in Power BI	Plot types & interpretation Power BI Data storytelling for publications	Slides
25	LLMsUnderstanding fundamentals of Prompt Engineering	Prompt engineering definition Mechanics of LLM prompting Core components of a prompt Chain-of-Thought (CoT)	Slides
26	LLMsAn Introduction to NL2SQL	NL2SQL core ideas & pipeline Models & schema encoding Applications & challenges	Slides
27	VisionUnderstanding Computer Vision and Applications	Computer vision overview Image classification Object detection & tracking Object segmentation Pose estimation	Slides
28	ResearchUnderstanding Journal Indexing and Publication Metrics	Journal indexing databases Impact Factor vs. CiteScore Author-level metrics (h-index) Google Scholar	Slides
29	ResearchUnderstanding Basic LaTeX	What is LaTeX? Essential commands Structuring a document Citations & bibliography Creating a PDF	Slides
30	ResearchUnderstanding Submission and Revision Processes	Choosing a journal Formatting for submission Peer review process Responding to reviewer comments Final proofreading & publication	Slides
31	ResearchCitation and Reference Management	Citation styles Manual citation Reference management systems Creating a bibliography	Slides
32	ResearchUnderstanding Research Paper Structure	Research paper structure overview Description of each section Sample journal walkthrough	Slides