Master MVA / Responsible Machine Learning

2024/2025

*** Syllabus
Machine Learning is a fantastic scientific field but it is also involved in a (geo)political arena. And it may seriously harm individuals or societies.
The course tackles the three main issues of the implementation of Machine Learning from an ethical perspective: privacy, fairness, and explainability.
We introduce the main concepts and offer an overview of how such ethical considerations may be taken into account from a technical perspective.

***Instructor:
Prof. Nicolas VAYATIS

***Contact email :
<nicolas/-dot-/vayatis/-at-/ens-paris-saclay.fr>

***Course schedule and location:

Tuesdays 8:30am-10:30am at ENS Paris-Saclay
ENS Paris-Saclay (1Z25 or 1Z34)
Date Room Session Topics Material
Tuesday January 21
 1Z34 Lecture #1 Introducing responsible ML / A primer on privacy
 Slides
Tuesday January 28 1Z25 Lecture #2 On Privacy-preserving Machine Learning Slides / Homework #1
Tuesday February 4 1Z34 Lecture #3 Machine Learning Fairness Slides / Homework #2
Tuesday February 11 1Z25 Lecture #4 Explainability in Machine Learning / Wrap-up
 Slides / Homework #3
Tuesday March 4
 1Z25 Evaluation
 Exam / Student talks

***Evaluation:

G1 = grade of the one-hour exam
G2 = grade of the ten-minute presentation
Final grade = (G1+G2)/2


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