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ITI 555 - Introduction to GenAI - Session I

Lesson Plan:

Session I

  • Define Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI).
  • Explain the latest trends in GenAI/AI
  • Identify and describe key concepts in GenAI/AI
  • Understand the Building Blocks of LLMs
  • Understand the 7 Parameters of LLMs
  • Parameter Tuning
  • AI Quiz
  • LLM Quiz
  • Review GenAI Applications by Type and Industry Use

Class Presentations

Session, Chapter, Presentation, PDFs
Session Name PowerPoint Presentation
I Course Introduction
I GenAI Session I

Student Quizzes

ITI 555 - Introduction to Generative AI, GBTC (Faculty)

Date, CRN, Quiz
Date CRN Quiz
1/20/2026 34991 Student Quiz 1 - AI Quiz
1/20/2026 34991 Student Quiz 2 - LLM Quiz

ITI 555 - Introduction to Generative AI, GBTC

Date, CRN, Quiz
Date CRN Quiz
1/26/2026 34290 Student Quiz 1 - AI Quiz
1/26/2026 34290 Student Quiz 2 - LLM Quiz

ITI 555 - Introduction to Generative AI, ECEC

Date, CRN, Quiz
Date CRN Quiz
2/24/2026 34291 Student Quiz 1 - AI Quiz
2/24/2026 34291 Student Quiz 2 - LLM Quiz

ITI 555 - Introduction to Generative AI, Rockville

Date, CRN, Quiz
Date CRN Quiz
4/6/2026 34292 Student Quiz 1 - AI Quiz
4/6/2026 34292 Student Quiz 2 - LLM Quiz

ITI 555 - Introduction to Generative AI, Takoma Park

Date, CRN, Quiz
Date CRN Quiz
4/27/2026 34586 Student Quiz 1 - AI Quiz
4/27/2026 34586 Student Quiz 2 - LLM Quiz

GenAI Links

GenAI Resources

GenAI General Links

Agentic AI

Generative AI

IBM Technology

LLMs

Transformers

GenAI Applications by Output Type

GenAI – Data Type Applications

Application types, descriptions, and recommended tools/models with links to online apps.

GenAI - Audio Models

Core Audio Generation

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Text-to-Speech Natural speech synthesis with emotion, prosody, and multilingual support OpenAI TTS ElevenLabs v3 WaveNet VibeVoice
Voice Cloning Replicating speaker identity from short audio samples with high fidelity ElevenLabs Voice Clone Resemble.ai OpenVoice Coqui XTTS
Music Generation Creating original compositions, full tracks, and instrumentals from text Suno v4 Udio AIVA Soundraw

Advanced Audio Processing

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Voice Conversion Real-time voice timbre transfer and speech-to-speech conversion RVC (Real-time) Kyutai TTS Bark (Suno) Chatterbox
Audio Enhancement Mixing, mastering, noise removal, and quality improvement for audio iZotope AI Mastering Landr Deezer Stem Separation Opus Pro
Vocal Synthesis Generating AI singing voices and emotional vocal performances Synthesizer V Studio2 ACE Studio Mureka AI Voice CeVIO AI

GenAI Code Generation Models

Application Type Description Primary Use Recommended Models
Function Completion Auto-complete functions, method signatures, single-file context up to 32K tokens IDE Autocomplete, Fast Inference Codestral 25.01 Claude 3.7 GPT-4o CodeLlama 70B
Test Generation Unit tests, integration tests, edge cases; automate test suite creation from code Quality Assurance, Coverage Claude 3.7 GPT-4o Qwen2.5-Coder DeepSeek-R1
Code Refactoring Multi-file architectural changes, API migrations, pattern updates with planning Large Codebases, Governance Claude 3.7 Thinking OpenAI o3 DeepSeek-R1 Qwen-32B GPT-4
Bug Fixing & Debugging Root-cause analysis, patch generation, vulnerability detection, security fixes SWE-Bench Tasks, Repo Issues Claude 3.7 ChatGPT o1/o3 DeepSeek-V3 Qwen-32B
Smart Contract Generation Solidity code, EVM bytecode, gas optimization, vulnerability prevention Web3, DeFi Development DeepSeek-R1 Qwen Qwen2.5-Coder Codestral
Fill-in-Middle (FIM) Code context from left and right; predict middle code token stream Bidirectional Context, Low-Latency Codestral FIM Mode CodeLlama DeepSeek Coder Qwen2.5-Coder

GenAI – Image-Based Models

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Text-to-Image Converting text prompts into high-quality images with precise adherence GPT-Image 1.5 DALL-E 3 Gemini 3 Pro FLUX 1.1
Photorealism Photo-quality images with realistic lighting, materials, and perspective GPT-Image 1.5 Gemini 3 Pro FLUX 1.1 Adobe Firefly
Artistic & Design Concept art, aesthetic styles, and creative visual interpretations Midjourney v6 DALL-E 3 Recraft v3
Leonardo AI
Commercial Brand assets, product mockups, social media, advertising visuals GPT-Image 1.5 Adobe Firefly Canvas AI DALL-E 3
Design & Illustration UI mockups, character designs, illustrations, visual prototyping Midjourney v6 Recraft v3 Leonardo AI Hunyuan
Film & VFX Scene design, set visualization, character concepts, virtual production Midjourney v6 FLUX 1.1 GPT-Image 1.5 Leonardo AI
Image Generation Creates images from text prompts. DALL·E 3 Midjourney Stable Diffusion
Image Editing Modifies or enhances images. Adobe Firefly Runway ML DALL·E inpainting
Style Transfer Applies visual styles from one image to another. DeepArt Prisma
Image Captioning Generates textual descriptions of images. BLIPOpenAI CLIP ChatGPT
Object Detection / Recognition Identifies objects in an image. YOLOv7 Detectron2

GenAI Multimodal Applications

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Text-to-Everything Single prompts generating images, videos, audio, and code simultaneously GPT-4o Gemini Ultra 2 Claude Opus 4.5 DeepSeek
Vision-Language Understanding images and video with reasoning, description, and context extraction GPT-4o Claude Vision Gemini Pro Vision, LLaVA
Audio-Visual Sync Synchronized audio and video generation with emotion and contextual alignment Gemini Multimodal GPT-4 AV, Suno+ Runway Synthesia
Format Conversion Converting content across modalities: text-to-video, images-to-narratives, speech-to-text GPT-4o Gemini Ultra 2 Claude Opus 4.5 Runway
Real-Time Interactive Live multimodal interaction: voice input generating video, image prompts with audio Gemini Live GPT-4 Voice Claude Chat HeyGen
Enterprise & Analytics Processing documents, charts, voice, and video simultaneously for business intelligence Gemini Enterprise GPT-4 Ent. Claude Ent. Azure AI

GenAI – Text‑Based Models

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Content Creation Writing, blog posts, marketing copy, creative content GPT‑5.2 Claude Opus 4.5 Gemini 3 Pro Grok 4.1
Document Analysis PDF extraction, compliance review, regulatory analysis Claude 3.5 Sonnet GPT‑4 Turbo Gemini Pro Mistral Large
Code Generation Software development, debugging, multi‑language support Claude Opus 4.5 GPT‑5.2 Code Llama StarCoder
Research & Analysis Complex reasoning, research synthesis, analytical writing GPT‑5.2 DeepSeek‑R1, Gemini 3 Pro Claude Opus
Customer Support Customer inquiries, FAQ automation, knowledge bases GPT‑5.2 Claude Opus 4.5 Llama 3.3 Qwen 2.5
Business Intelligence Data insights, spreadsheet analysis, report generation GPT‑5.2 Search Gemini 3 Pro Claude Opus DeepSeek

GenAI – Video-Based Models

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Text-to-Video Converting text prompts into cinematic videos with realistic physics and motion Sora 2, Google Veo 3 Runway Gen-4.5 Kling 2.0
Image-to-Video Animating static images with temporal consistency and natural motion dynamics Pika 2.1 Runway Gen-4.5 Luma Dream Machine Google Veo 3
Photorealism Generating highly realistic scenes with physics simulation and depth perception Sora 2 Kling 2.0 Google Veo 3 Runway Gen-4.5
Avatar & Character Creating digital avatars for corporate training, presentations, and personalized video Synthesia Studio Kling 2.0 HeyGen Colossyan
Animation & Style Generating animated content with artistic styles and creative visual interpretation Runway Gen-4.5 Pika 2.1 Luma Dream Machine AnimateDiff
Commercial & Marketing Generating professional ad content, product demos, and social media video campaigns Runway Gen-4.5 Synthesia Studio Pika 2.1 Magic Hour

GenAI Applications by Industry

GenAI – Industry Applications

Application types, descriptions, and recommended tools/models with links to online apps.

GenAI - Education

Foundational Learning Tools

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Personalized Tutoring Adaptive learning, individualized pace, real-time feedback Khanmigo Course Hero Gauthmath Playlab
Automated Grading Essay evaluation, rubric-based scoring, instant feedback Turnitin Gradescope MagicSchool EduAide
Lesson Planning Interactive lessons, differentiated content, curriculum alignment Curipod TeachBetter.ai Google Learn EduAide

Advanced Learning Tools

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Intelligent Tutoring Multi-subject adaptive systems, mastery-based learning Khan Academy Carnegie Learning Squirrel AI ALEKS
Writing Support Grammar, plagiarism detection, citations, writing feedback Grammarly AI Turnitin QuillBot Otter.ai
Study Materials Study guides, flashcards, practice tests, spaced repetition Quizlet AI TurboLearn Brainly Studyforce

GenAI – Finance & Banking

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Fraud Detection Real-time transaction monitoring and anomaly detection Feedzai DataVisor Stripe Radar Vesta AI Kount Intelligence
Credit Risk Loan approval, risk scoring, default prediction DataRobot Upstart AI Equifax AI Insights Experian DataLabs ZestAI Lending
Trading & Portfolio Market prediction, strategy optimization, rebalancing Ayasdi FinAI Numerai AlphaSense GenAI Palantir Gotham Finance Canoe GenAI Trading
Compliance & AML KYC verification, sanctions screening, regulatory reporting ComplyAdvantage Trunomi Compliance IBM Watson Risk FICO Falcon AML Actimize Compliance
Customer Service Chatbots, account inquiries, personalized advice OpenAI GPT-4 Finance Claude 3 Finance Google Bard Banking FinBERT NLP Specialized Banking LLMs
Forecasting Cash flow, revenue, market volatility, stress testing Meta""s Prophet Advanced Workday Finance Agent Oracle Cloud Finance AI SoftCo Finance Automation Adaptive Insights

GenAI – Government & Public Sector

Citizen Services, Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Licensing

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Citizen Services Benefits processing, eligibility screening, chatbots, FedRAMP compliance GSA USAi Platform Open GPT-4 Google Gemini Anthropic Claude Meta Llama
Regulatory Compliance Policy analysis, audit trails, compliance reporting, legislative support OMB/NIST AI Framework Palantir Foundry Deloitte Policy AI RegTech Solutions C3 Metrics Analytics
Permitting & Licensing Permit processing, zoning assistance, license eligibility, document extraction Accela Automation Granicus GovOS Civic AI CityWorks by Azteca Municode AI

Public Safety, Proactive Services, International Healthcare

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Public Safety Predictive policing, crime patterns, incident prioritization, evidence mgmt Palantir Apollo Geolitica/ShotSpotter AI, Axon Evidence AI IBM Crime Analytics
Proactive Services & e‑Government Auto benefits delivery, predictive case prioritization, voice assistants KrattAI Virtual Assistant e‑Governance Platform Unified Data Platform TI‑Hüpe AI Education
Healthcare (International) AI triage, operational automation, clinical support, regulatory compliance NHS AI Triage NHS Digital Foundation DeepMind Microsoft Health MHRA AI Regulatory

GovTech Platforms

Name Description
CivicPlus Tools for website development, online forms, and citizen engagement.
Accela Government operations platform for permitting, licensing, and services.
GovPilot Web‑based management platform for local governments.
CentralSquare Technologies Solutions for public administration and public safety.
ClearGov Inc. Budgeting and licensing simplification for local governments.
Esri GIS and spatial technology solutions.
Avenu Insights & Analytics Government revenue, operations improvement, community trust.
Bond Link Debt management and municipal bond investor engagement.
Citibot AI‑powered chatbots for local government service.
GovStack Community focused on digital public sector infrastructure.

GenAI – Healthcare

Clinical Decision, Medical Imaging, Drug Discovery

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Clinical Decision Analysis of EHRs, patient data, diagnoses and treatment plans IBM Watson Tempus AI DeepScribe Augmedix Butterfly Network AI
Medical Imaging Radiology, pathology analysis, tumor/lesion detection Aidoc DeepMind MURA, Zebra Medical Philips Intellispace Siemens AI‑Rad
Drug Discovery Novel molecules, interactions, efficacy prediction, rare diseases DeepMind AlphaFold 3 Schrödinger Helm Recursion OpenAI Biomedical, BioDrop AI

Genomics, Documentation, Risk Analytics

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Genomics Genetic data analysis, protein prediction, mutations, treatment AlphaFold 3 Invitae GIA Tempus Precision, ProLLM Framework GenAI Genomics
Documentation Medical notes, clinical text analysis, patient records Augmedix / DocAssist Savana NLP Nuance DAX GPT‑4 Clinical, Deduce Health
Risk Analytics Outcome prediction, high‑risk identification, readmissions IBM Watson Analytica Tempus Risk Analytics Optum Healthcare AI Health Catalyst Clarity Predictive

GenAI – HR & Talent Management

Resume Screening & Interview Notetaking

Application Type Description Recommended Models & Platforms
Resume Screening Semantic resume parsing, skill extraction, fraud detection, candidate ranking by fit hireEZ Maki CVViZ HireScreen Jobscan Resume AI Oracle HCM
Interview Notetaking Auto transcription, structured summaries, competency scoring, evidence capture, interviewer coaching Metaview Maki HireScreen Interview AI Workday Oracle HCM Zoom + Integration Support

Skills Assessment & Interview Scheduling

Application Type Description Recommended Models & Platforms
Skills Assessment Role-specific tests, simulations, adaptive evaluations, fair bias-resistant scoring Maki Adaptive Skills Testing Metaview Workday Oracle Bias-Aware Scoring
Interview Scheduling Intelligent scheduling across zones, automated reminders, rescheduling, calendar sync Maki Metaview, Multi-Zone Coordination Workday Oracle Two-Way Candidate Engagement

Performance, Retention, Career Development, Job Posting

Application Type Description Recommended Models & Platforms
Performance Reviews Automated evaluation, bias mitigation, real-time feedback, coaching recommendations, insights Workday Oracle HCM Real-Time Feedback Agents Bias Mitigation Tools Peoplebox.ai 15Five
Retention & Engagement Predictive turnover, sentiment analysis, engagement scoring, at‑risk identification, interventions Workday Oracle HCM, Culture Monkey Officevibe
Career Development Personalized learning paths, skill gap analysis, succession planning, role readiness prediction Workday Oracle HCM LinkedIn Learning Coursera
Job Posting & Description Auto-generated job descriptions, role-based templating, compliance checking Metaview Job Posts Workday Oracle HCM

GenAI – Legal Models

Contract Review, Due Diligence, Legal Research

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Contract Review Risk flagging, clause extraction, 90% time reduction, audit trails Luminance AI Spellbook Legal Kira M&A LawGeex AI Sirion Contract AI
Due Diligence M&A document analysis, risk assessment, transaction support Kira Systems Litera Rapid Legartis AI Thomson Reuters Eikon Axiom Data Science
Legal Research Case analytics, litigation strategy, predictive insights Harvey AI CoCounsel Lexis+ AI Westlaw AI Assisted LexisNexis Lexis+

Document Drafting, Compliance, eDiscovery

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Document Drafting Auto generation, clause libraries, intelligent redlining LawGeex Draft, Volo Document AI Thomson Reuters DealExpress Everlaw Documents
Compliance Regulatory monitoring, audit trails, policy analysis, governance MetaCompliance AI Compliance.ai RegTech Solutions Deloitte Regulatory AI Diligent ESG AI
eDiscovery Document review, privilege ID, predictive coding, litigation Everlaw AI Relativity AI, Logikcull Thomson Reuters Zylab LexisNexis+ AI

GenAI – Manufacturing & Supply Chain Models

Application Type Description Models
Predictive Maintenance Equipment failure prediction, downtime reduction 50%, asset life extension 40% Siemens GE Predix IBM Maximo Augmento AI Maintenance AI Pro
Quality Control Vision-based defect detection, 99.9% accuracy, defect reduction 30-40% Cognex AI Vision Basler Quality Inspektlabs Vision ISRA Surface Vision Optometrics Defect
Demand Forecasting SKU-level predictions, inventory cost reduction 25-40%, stockout prevention Invisible AI Forecasting Blue Yonder DataRobot Forecast Relex Solutions Kinaxis RapidResponse
Production Planning Schedule optimization, lead time reduction 15-30%, waste minimization Exostellar Production Siemens Opcenter Dude Solutions SAP Supply Chain AI Wonderware MES AI
Route Optimization Real-time routing, fuel reduction 25%, delivery cost reduction 20% Optima Route Optimizer Ortec Solutions Upper Route Planner Maxwell Logistics Routepoint AI
Risk Management Supplier monitoring, disruption detection, proactive mitigation LogistiQ Risk Everstream Analytics Resilinc Platform Avetta Risk AI Supply Dynamics

GenAI – Media & Entertainment Models

Text-to-Video, Image Generation, Music Generation

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Text-to-Video Photorealistic videos, cinematic quality, native audio sync Goggle Veo 3.1 OpenAI Sora 2 Pro, Kling AI 2.6 Hailuo 2.3 Adobe Firefly Video
Image Generation Concept art, digital art, photorealistic images for design Midjourney 6.1 DALL-E 3 Runway ML Gen-3, Stability AI XL Adobe Firefly Video
Music Generation Original compositions, soundtracks, voice synthesis, audio Suno AI 4.0 ElevenLabs Music Udio AI Music AIVA Composer Google MusicLM

Avatar Generation, Game Creation, Video Editing

Application Type Description Recommended Models
Avatar Generation Digital avatars, talking heads, synthetic characters, NPCs HeyGen Avatar D-ID Avatar Synthesia Studio Nvidia ACE Soul Machines
Game Creation Procedural worlds, NPCs, physics simulation, immersion Google World Models Nvidia GauGAN 3, Inworld AI NPCs Unreal Metahuman Unity Sentis AI
Video Editing Automated editing, effects, color, motion, post-production Runway Edit Pro Descript AI Editor, Adobe Premiere AI CapCut Pro AI Frame.io Collab AI

GenAI – Retail & E‑Commerce

Application Type Description Recommended Models & Links
Recommendations Personalized product discovery, AOV increase 20–40% Nosto Bloomreach Amazon Personalize 7Learnings Dynamic Yield
Dynamic Pricing Real‑time optimization, competitor analysis, margin maximize Revionics Blackcurve Prisync Competera Orbee
Visual Search Image recognition, AR try‑on, 3D visualization, discovery Google Lens Shopping Pinterest Visual Alibaba iFashion Catchoom Tryllion AR
Customer Service Conversational commerce, instant checkout, 24/7 support ChatGPT Shopping Gemini Commerce Shopify Sidekick Zendesk AI Gorgias AI
Inventory Demand forecasting, stockout prevention, supply chain DataRobot Forecast SAP Forecast+ Verta AI Relex AI Blue Yonder
Content Generation Auto descriptions, SEO optimization, A/B testing, catalog Copy.ai Commerce Jasper Commerce AI Copy WriteWay Outranking

GenAI - Weather Forecasting & Prediction Models

Name Version Release Date Training Data LLM/Architecture Licensing
ClimateLLM 2025 Feb-25 Real meteorological datasets Custom MoE LLM-based Academic/Research
CLLMate v1 (2024) Mar-24 ERA5 + 41k news articles Llama3-8B Vision Academic/Research
GenCast 2024 Dec-24 Historical reanalysis + forecast Proprietary LLM Commercial
WeatherNext 2024 2024 Reanalysis + forecast archives Gemini-based Commercial
GPT-4o 2024 Dec-24 OpenAI's broad training data + expert climate data for evaluation Proprietary OpenAI LLM Commercial
Aurora (Microsoft) 1.3 billion parameter foundation model Public/Research about 2024-2025 Over 1 million hours of atmospheric data including satellites, radar, weather stations, simulations, forecasts Large-scale Foundation model, deep learning Open source
Pangu-Weather Multiple versions including Lite2 Released January 2023 (public github) ERA5 dataset (ECMWF) — global atmospheric reanalysis data 3D Neural Networks (AI deep learning) 3D Neural Networks (AI deep learning)
Stormer (Argonne/UCLA) Not explicitly stated; research published 2024 Research published mid-2024 6-hourly atmospheric data at 1.40625° resolution with 13 pressure levels (less data than Pangu-Weather) 6-hourly atmospheric data at 1.40625° resolution with 13 pressure levels (less data than Pangu-Weather) Not explicitly stated, likely research use
Spire AI-WX Version details not public Launched March 2025 (company announcement) Proprietary satellite-derived data, atmospheric profiles, soil moisture, ocean surface winds AI ensemble model, built on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2 Proprietary commercial licensing
GraphCast 1.0 Nov 2023 ERA5 Reanalysis (1979-2017), 40 years Graph Neural Network (GNN) Open Source Apache 2.0
GraphCast Small 1.0 Nov 2023 ERA5 Reanalysis (1979-2015), Low-res Graph Neural Network (GNN) Open Source Apache 2.0
AIFS 1.0 Jan 2024 ECMWF Operational Data, 40+ years Graph Neural Network Encoder Proprietary (ECMWF)
FourCastNet v0.0.0 July 2022 ERA5 Reanalysis (1979-2015), 10TB Fourier Neural Operator (AFNO) Open Source Apache 2.0
FourCastNet v3 v3 2024 ERA5 Enhanced (1979-2021), 10TB+ Fourier Neural Operator (AFNO) Open Source Apache 2.0
NeuralGCM 1.0 Jan 2026 NASA Satellite Precip (2001-2018) Hybrid Physics + Neural Hybrid Physics + Neural
ClimaX 1.0 2024 CMIP6 Climate Data, Diverse Variables" 6-hourly atmospheric data at 1.40625 resolution with 13 pressure levels (less data than Pangu-Weather) Not explicitly stated, likely research use
Prithvi WxC 1.0 Sept 2024 NASA MERRA-2 (40 years, 160 vars) Transformer Encoder-Decoder Open Source Apache 2.0

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