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Dr. Pablo Rivas
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Dr. Pablo Rivas

Dr. Pablo Rivas is an assistant professor of computer science at Baylor University in Texas. He worked in industry for a decade as a software engineer before becoming an academic. He is a senior member of the IEEE, ACM, and SIAM. He was formerly at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center performing research. He is an ally of women in technology, a deep learning evangelist, machine learning ethicist, and a proponent of the democratization of machine learning and artificial intelligence in general. He teaches machine learning and deep learning. Dr. Rivas is a published author and all his papers are related to machine learning, computer vision, and machine learning ethics. Dr. Rivas prefers Vim to Emacs and spaces to tabs.
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  1. Why can't we perform data reconstructions with an RBM?

RBMs are fundamentally different to AEs. An RBM aims to optimize an energy function, while an AE aims to optimize a data reconstruction function. Thus, we can't do reconstructions with RBMs. However, this fundamental difference allows for new latent spaces that are interesting and robust.

  1. Can we add more layers to an RBM?

No. Not in the current model presented here. The concept of stacked layers of neurons fits the concept of deep AEs better.

  1. What is so cool about RBMs then?

They are simple. They are fast. They provide rich latent spaces. They have no equal at this point. The closest competitors are AEs.

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Dr. Pablo Rivas

Dr. Pablo Rivas is an assistant professor of computer science at Baylor University in Texas. He worked in industry for a decade as a software engineer before becoming an academic. He is a senior member of the IEEE, ACM, and SIAM. He was formerly at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center performing research. He is an ally of women in technology, a deep learning evangelist, machine learning ethicist, and a proponent of the democratization of machine learning and artificial intelligence in general. He teaches machine learning and deep learning. Dr. Rivas is a published author and all his papers are related to machine learning, computer vision, and machine learning ethics. Dr. Rivas prefers Vim to Emacs and spaces to tabs.
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