This is the first meeting of the Spring 2014 Machine Learning Reading Group. The topic this semester is Deep Learning. Participants (a) should read the papers before the meeting and (b) will be expected to present or co-present a paper over the course of the semester.

1. Remember to read this before our meeting: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.5538v2.pdf
2. Subscribe to the MLRG list: https://mailman.cs.umd.edu/mailman/listinfo/mlrg
3. We'll discuss whether we'll keep this time as a weekly slot on Friday.  It might be the easiest option. Either way, we'll announce on mlrg.