Stony Brook University
AMS 691.01
Foundations and Frontiers of Large Language Models
AMS 691.01 is a graduate seminar on large language models — covering foundations, state-of-the-art research, and societal implications. Students engage with cutting-edge papers on topics including model architectures, scaling laws, retrieval-augmented generation, reasoning, and agentic systems.
This showcase features the Applied Software Project, where students design and build functional applications leveraging LLM-based tools. Each project is an independent exploration of how LLMs can solve real-world problems.
Course Info
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Department
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Lecture
- Tuesdays 3:30–6:20 PM · Psychology A 137
- Website
- joezhouai.com/llm-course-26
Instructor
- Name
- Professor Jiawei (Joe) Zhou
Teaching Assistant
- Name
- Solha Park