Course Schedule
- Gardner, I.V. (Bella)
- j.pei2
Below, you can find the schedule containing planned lectures, labs, and weekly deliverables.
For the project overview, go here: Project Conversational Agents 2025 or use the links below in the schedule to go to specific project pages related to the work that needs to be done.
Color Code for Schedule
🟦 Blue: Practical sessions (Mandatory attendance).
🟩 Green: Lectures.
🟥 Red: Submission deadlines (Final deliverables).
🟨 Yellow: Recommended start/completion dates (Optional guidance, not there for all tasks).
⚪ White: Preparation tasks.
See Canvas for TA and group Practical room assignments.
Lecture | Date | Location | Topic / Recommended Progress | Who | Deliverable(s)/ Tasks |
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Project Week 1 | |||||
Preparation | Monday, January 6 | - | Getting started | Student |
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Deadline | 7 Jan at 13:30 | on Canvas | Find a group | Student |
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Lecture 1 | Tuesday January 7 13:30-15:15
| Theater 1-NU | Hearing You and Course Introduction | Koen Hindriks, Jiahuan Pei | Attend & participate |
Deadline | 7 Jan at 23:30 |
| Finish the project installation process | Student |
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Lab 1 | Tuesday January 7 15:30-19:15 |
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| Group TA support |
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| - | Developing your CA | Group |
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Lecture 2 | Thursday, January 9 13:30-15:15
| MF-FG2 | Speech Language Understanding Pipeline (ASR + NLU) | Jiahuan Pei | Attend & participate |
Preparation | Pre-lab
| - |
| Student |
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Lab 2 | Friday January 10 13:30 - 17:15 |
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| Group TA support |
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Project Week 2 | |||||
Recommended Completion | Monday January 15 23:59 | - | Project Preliminaries Quiz | Student | |
Preparation | Pre-lecture Monday January 15 | - | Deep dive | Student | |
Developing your CA | Group |
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Lecture 3 | Tuesday January 14 13:30-15:15 | Theater 1 - NU | Dialogue Management with MARBEL | Koen Hindriks | Attend & participate |
Lab 3 | Tuesday January 14 15:30-19:15 |
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| Group TA support |
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Lecture 4 | Thursday January 16 13:30-15:15 | MF-FG2 | To be Announced | Koen Hindriks, Jiahuan | Attend & participate |
Preparation | Pre-lab | - | Make sure you’re ready | Group & Student |
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Submission | Deadline Friday January 17 13:00 | - | Your Agent with Inclusion Capabilities. | Student |
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Submission | Deadline Friday January 17 13:00 | - | Midway Check-In Presentation | Student |
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Lab 4 | Friday January 17 13:30 - 17:15 |
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| Group TA support |
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Recommended Start |
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| Report |
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Project Week 3 | |||||
Preparation | Pre-lecture
| - | Developing your CA | Group |
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Lecture 5 | Tuesday January 21 13:30-15:15 | Theater 1 | Testing it out | Koen Hindriks, Jiahuan Pei | Attend & participate |
Lab 5 | Tuesday January 23 15:30-19:15 |
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| Group TA support |
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Preparation | Pre-lab Thursday January 23
| - | Make sure you’re ready | Group & Student |
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Lab 6 | Friday January 24 |
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| Group TA support |
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Deadline | Sunday January 26 23:59 | - | Project Preliminaries Quiz | Student | |
Project Week 4 | |||||
Preparation | Pre-lecture Monday January 27 | - | Developing your CA | Group |
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Submission | Deadline Tuesday January 28 15:00 | - |
| Group |
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Lab 7 | Tuesday January 28 15:30-19:15 |
| Piloting | Group TA support |
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Preparation | Pre-lab Thursday January 30
| - | Make sure you’re ready | Group & Student |
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Lab 8 | Friday January 31
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| Finalizing | Group TA support |
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Submission | Deadline Sunday February 2 23:59 | - |
| Group |
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