Polytechnique Montréal

Mila - Quebec AI Institute

Autumn 2026

All course details are subject to change until August 24. After then, any large changes will be announced.

When and When

Lecture: Mondays, 8:30 - 11:30 at Mila, Auditorium 2 (building 6650, 2nd floor)

Instructor Office Hours: Mondays, 11:30 - 12:30 at Mila C.08 (building 6666, near kitchen)

Lab: Tuesday, 11:30 - 14:45 on {Sept 8, Sept 22, Oct 6, Oct 20, Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1} at Polytechnique Montréal, Pavillon J. A. Bombardier, J-1035

Teaching Staff

• Instructor: Matt Kusner
• Teaching Assistant: TBA

Moodle + Slack

We’ll use Moodle (TBA) for assignments & submission. We’ll use Slack (TBA) for all communications.

Assignments and Grading

Assignments for the course include a paper presentation, two paper critiques, and a final project. The grading is as follows:

• 50% Role-playing discussion
• Final project
  • 10% Project proposal
  • 40% Final project report

More details on the above assignments:

Role-Playing Discussion

Final Project

For more specifics on lateness, AI chatbots, etc., see: