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In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and benchmark AI-related algorithms so your systems run efficiently at scale. You’ll use computational complexity and data-structure behavior to predict performance as workloads grow, then validate those predictions with small prototype implementations. You’ll learn how to design fair benchmarks, interpret results using metrics like latency, throughput, memory, and scaling curves, and make defensible decisions when trade-offs are unavoidable. By the end, you’ll be able to identify bottlenecks, communicate performance findings clearly, and choose the best-performing approach for real-world AI workloads using reproducible measurement.
In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and benchmark AI-related algorithms so your systems run efficiently at scale. You’ll use computational complexity and data-structure behavior to predict performance as workloads grow, then validate those predictions with small prototype implementations.
You’ll learn how to design fair benchmarks, interpret results using metrics like latency, throughput, memory, and scaling curves, and make defensible decisions when trade-offs are unavoidable. By the end, you’ll be able to identify bottlenecks, communicate performance findings clearly, and choose the best-performing approach for real-world AI workloads using reproducible measurement.
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6 videos3 readings5 assignments
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6 videos•Total 29 minutes
Welcome and Why Speed Matters in Real AI Systems•4 minutes
Understanding Complexity: From Big-O to Practical Speed•5 minutes
Hidden Costs: Constants, Cache Effects, and Real-World Slowdowns•6 minutes
Why Benchmarking Beats Guesswork•5 minutes
Building Simple Benchmarks: Tools, Timers, and Fair Tests•6 minutes
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey•4 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Data Structures That Scale: Trees, Hash Maps, and Heaps•10 minutes
Interpreting Benchmark Data: Throughput, Latency, Memory, and Curves•10 minutes
Documenting Benchmarks for Engineering Decisions•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 65 minutes
Hands-On Activity: Complexity Match-Up: Predict the Faster Method•10 minutes
Practice Quiz: Test Your Complexity and Data Structure Skills•10 minutes
Hands-On Activity: Benchmark Two Approaches and Compare•15 minutes
Practice Quiz: Check Your Benchmarking and Performance Insights•10 minutes
Graded Quiz: Algorithm Performance and Benchmarking Assessment•20 minutes
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