COMP9418 Notices

Welcome to Week 6

Posted by Gustavo Batista Monday 06 July 2026, 10:24:04 AM.

Dear students,

Happy flexibility week!

This week, we do not have lectures, tutorials, quizzes or consultation hours. You can use this time to catch up with the course content.

Regards,

Gustavo.

Welcome to Week 5

Posted by Gustavo Batista Tuesday 30 June 2026, 08:20:21 PM.

Dear students,

A reminder that Assignment 1 is due this Sunday at 6 p.m. If you’re working in a group, please ensure that you register your group on WebCMS (under the Groups tab).

Quiz 4 is also due this Sunday at 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on the WebCMS forum.

Regards,
Gustavo.

Welcome to Week 4

Posted by Gustavo Batista Monday 22 June 2026, 03:04:26 PM.

Dear students,

This week’s course content is now available on WebCMS.

I have made some minor changes in the Assignment 1 description. Check the changelog on the assignment page: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9418/26T2/resources/122956

A few reminders:

• submit your answers to this week’s quiz by Sunday at 6:00 pm.
• The responses for Quiz 2 will be available today at 6 pm.
• If you decide to work in a group on Assignment 1, please create a group on WebCMS before submitting your work.

Please don't hesitate to contact us on the forum if you have any questions.

Regards,

Gustavo.

Welcome to Week 3

Posted by Gustavo Batista Monday 15 June 2026, 02:15:52 PM.

Dear students,

WebCMS has been updated with the following:

- Week 2 Tutorial answers
- Quiz 2 questions
- Quiz 1 answers
- Assignment 1 description and datasets.

Assignment 1 is now available and is due on Sunday, July 5th, at 6:00 pm. You can work on it individually or with a partner (max. two students per group).

Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,
Gustavo.

Welcome to Week 2

Posted by Gustavo Batista Monday 08 June 2026, 11:51:28 AM.

Dear students,

The course materials for this week are now available on WebCMS. You will find the following items:

• Week 2 Tutorial
• Week 1 Tutorial Answers
• Quiz 1

Starting this week, we will have a weekly multiple-choice quiz . Please submit your answers by Sunday at 6 PM. Multiple submissions are allowed, but late submissions will not be accepted .

You can access the quizzes via the Activities menu on WebCMS.

I will hold consultation hours on Mondays, 2- 3 p.m on J17 510L. This is my office, and I will need to open the door for you as it requires swipe access. Simply send me a message on Teams to let me know you are coming or have arrived. An exception is this week as today is a holiday.

Regards,

Gustavo.

Welcome to COMP9418

Posted by Gustavo Batista Monday 01 June 2026, 09:22:02 AM.

Dear students,

Welcome to COMP9418!

I look forward to seeing you at our inaugural lecture on Wednesday, where I’ll explain the course structure, expectations, and logistics.

In the meantime, I’d like to highlight some optional preparatory materials available on our course website: https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9418/26T2/

These materials review foundational topics in:

• Computer Science : graphs, including traversal, cycles, and minimum spanning trees
• Statistics : basic probability concepts and probabilistic reasoning

Since most students have encountered this content before, it’s not required. However, if you’d like a refresher, you may find the following resources helpful (under the Week 0 section):

• Videos on propositional logic and probability (https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9418/26T2/resources/122959)
• Graph exercises tutorial (https://webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9418/26T2/resources/122887)

In Week 1, we’ll begin with Bayesian Networks —a simple yet powerful and interpretable model. Tutorials will introduce key ideas in probability and start building a Python library that you’ll use throughout the course assignments.

We hope you enjoy the course and look forward to working with you!

Best regards,

Gustavo

(on behalf of the COMP9418 teaching team)