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This advanced undergraduate/graduate-level course offers an in-depth exploration of modern computer vision techniques centered on deep learning. While traditional computer vision focuses on geometry and handcrafted features, this course covers the end-to-end learning paradigms that have revolutionized the field. We will cover the foundations of image recognition, including the design and training of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and progress to advanced, state-of-the-art topics. Key areas of study will include self-supervised learning, Vision Transformers (ViTs), generative modeling (VAEs, GANs, and diffusion models), neural rendering with Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs), and the rise of large-scale, prompt-guided vision models. The course will emphasize both the theoretical underpinnings and the practical implementation of these models. Students will gain hands-on experience through programming assignments and a final project, preparing them for research or advanced development roles in computer vision. Required Course Background: at least one of computer vision or deep learning; machine learning also recommended.