> [!NOTE] > **📌 Early release (2026)** > > These Beamer decks ship with the **2026** MLSysBook refresh. Slides, figures, and speaker notes are **actively iterated** as the textbook evolves. > > **Feedback** — [GitHub issues](https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/issues) (teaching notes, errata, and requests). > > [](https://github.com/harvard-edge/cs249r_book/tree/dev) [](https://mlsysbook.ai) # ML Systems Lecture Slides Beamer slide decks for the ML Systems textbook. One deck per chapter, ready to drop into your course. ## Quick Start ```bash cd slides/vol1/01_introduction xelatex 01_introduction.tex # Compile (run twice for navigation) ``` ## Coverage

Volume	Chapters	Topics
Volume I	17 decks	Course overview, Introduction through Responsible Engineering, Conclusion
Volume II	9 decks	Course overview, Compute Infrastructure through Inference

## Structure Each chapter is **self-contained**. All images live in `/images/`. The only shared assets are the Beamer theme and logos. ```text slides/ ├── assets/ │ ├── beamerthememlsys.sty # Beamer theme (Crimson) │ └── img/ # Shared logos ├── vol1/ # Volume I decks (17 chapters) │ ├── 01_introduction/ │ │ ├── 01_introduction.tex │ │ └── images/ │ └── ... └── vol2/ # Volume II decks (9 chapters) ├── 01_introduction/ └── ... ``` ## Theme The default theme is **Crimson**: Harvard crimson accents, white background, branded footer. All decks share a common API (`\mlsystitle`, `\mlsysfocus`, `\mlsyscard`, etc.). Adopting instructors who want a different look can create their own variant by copying `beamerthememlsys.sty` and adjusting the color definitions. The API stays the same, so no `.tex` files need to change. ## Contributing Agent instructions and production guidelines live in `.claude/docs/slides/`. ## Contributors Thanks to these wonderful people who have helped build the slide decks! **Legend:** 🪲 Bug Hunter · ⚡ Code Warrior · 📚 Documentation Hero · 🎨 Design Artist · 🧠 Idea Generator · 🔎 Code Reviewer · 🧪 Test Engineer · 🛠️ Tool Builder

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**Recognize a contributor:** Comment on any issue or PR: ```text @all-contributors please add @username for code, design, doc in slides ``` ## License These slides accompany the ML Systems textbook and follow the same license terms.