Important announcements will be posted here. Please check regularly.

11 February 2026:

Lab 5 has been posted. There is no associated assignments.

5 February 2026:

Lab 4 and Assignment 3 have been posted. The task described in Lab 4 is useful for the tasks described in Assignment 3. You only need to submit deliverables for Assignment 3.
The submit deadline of Assignment 3 is 10am, 6 March 2026, Friday.
VIU Learn will only accept your Assignment 3 submission starting from noon, 13 February 2026, Friday.

29 January 2026:

Lab 3 and Assignment 2 have been posted. The tasks described in Lab 3 are parts of a bigger task described in Assignment 2. You only need to submit deliverables for Assignment 2. The submit deadline of Assignment 2 is 10am, 13 February 2026, Friday.

15 January 2026:

Lab 1, Lab 2 and Assignment 1 have been posted. All three are somewhat related, but you only need to submit deliverables for Assignment 1. The submit deadline of Assignment 1 is 10am, 30 January 2026, Friday.

5 January 2026:

Welcome to CSCI 479, Artificial Intelligence focus on Machine Learning.

Our first lecture starts at 8:30, Tuesday, 6 January 2026. The first lab will be held on 14:30 - 16:30, Thursday, 15 January 2026 for Section S26N01.

If, for any reason, you can not attend the first lecture session, please notify your instructor (Email: Huizhu.Liu@viu.ca) ASAP. Otherwise, you run the risk of being de-registered from the class due to VIU's no-show policy.