Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2024

IS597 - MLC - Machine Learning Pipelines Using Cloud-Based Platforms

Meets Tuesday Afternoons

Week 3 (September 9 – September 15)

Tuesday, September 10 (1:15 P.M. – 3:15 P.M., LISB 131) Class Session 3
Topics	Introduction to Cloud Computing
In-Class Activities	Discussion: Generating More Ideas for Final Projects
Required Readings	Ali Shaikh, Q. A. A. (2023) . What is Cloud Computing? Its Types and Benefits in KnowledgeHut. Aweda , Z. I. (2024) . What is Cloud Computing? Introduction to the Cloud for Beginners in FreeCodeCamp
Required Recordings	Lecture: Introduction to Cloud Computing
Other Resources	Slides for Lecture: Introduction to Cloud Computing: Resource is not yet available. Expected availability date is Monday, September 9. University of Luxembourg: High Performance Computing - ULHPC [research center], Emeras, J., Varrette, S., & Bouvry, P. (2016). Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) vs. In-House HPC Platform: A Cost Analysis.

Friday, September 13 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	On Friday afternoons from 2:00 PM till 3:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Sunday, September 15, @ 11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Coding Assignments Due

User Guide and Service Access Assignment
Description: You will be logging in to the AWS Academy Learner Lab, reading the User Guide, taking a quiz, and accessing the computing environment.