Explore neural network architecture and understand how it functions
Learn algorithms to solve common problems using backpropagation and perceptrons
Understand how to apply neural networks to applications with the help of useful illustrations

Description

Neural networks play a very important role in deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI), with applications in a wide variety of domains, right from medical diagnosis, to financial forecasting, and even machine diagnostics. Hands-On Neural Networks is designed to guide you through learning about neural networks in a practical way. The book will get you started by giving you a brief introduction to perceptron networks. You will then gain insights into machine learning and also understand what the future of AI could look like. Next, you will study how embeddings can be used to process textual data and the role of long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) in helping you solve common natural language processing (NLP) problems. The later chapters will demonstrate how you can implement advanced concepts including transfer learning, generative adversarial networks (GANs), autoencoders, and reinforcement learning. Finally, you can look forward to further content on the latest advancements in the field of neural networks. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to build, train, and optimize your own neural network model that can be used to provide predictable solutions.

What you will learn

Learn how to train a network by using backpropagation
Discover how to load and transform images for use in neural networks
Study how neural networks can be applied to a varied set of applications
Solve common challenges faced in neural network development
Understand transfer learning concepts to solve tasks using Keras and Visual Geometry Group (VGG) network
Get up to speed with advanced and complex deep learning concepts such as LSTMs and natural language processing (NLP)
Explore innovative algorithms including GANs and deep reinforcement learning

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Product Details

Publication date : May 30, 2019

Length 280 pages

Edition : 1st Edition

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781788992596

Vendor :

Google

Category :

Data

Languages :

Python (Intermediate)

Concepts :

Neural Networks

Tools :

TensorFlow (Intermediate) , Keras (Intermediate)

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16 Chapters

Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

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1. Section 1: Getting Started

Section 1: Getting Started

2. Getting Started with Supervised Learning

Getting Started with Supervised Learning

History of AI

An overview of machine learning

Environment setup

Supervised learning in practice with Python

Feature engineering

Supervised learning algorithms

Summary

3. Neural Network Fundamentals

Neural Network Fundamentals

The perceptron

Keras

Feedforward neural networks

FFNN in Python from scratch

Summary

4. Section 2: Deep Learning Applications

Section 2: Deep Learning Applications

5. Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Processing

Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Processing

Understanding CNNs

Convolutional layers

CNNs in Keras

Keras for expression recognition

Optimizing the network

Summary

6. Exploiting Text Embedding

Exploiting Text Embedding

Machine learning for NLP

Understanding word embeddings

7. Working with RNNs

Long Short-Term Memory

LSTMs in Keras

Summary

8. Reusing Neural Networks with Transfer Learning

Reusing Neural Networks with Transfer Learning

Transfer learning theory

Implementing MTL

Feature extraction

Implementing TL in PyTorch

Summary

9. Section 3: Advanced Applications

Section 3: Advanced Applications

10. Working with Generative Algorithms

Working with Generative Algorithms

Discriminative versus generative algorithms

Understanding GANs

GAN variations and timelines

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About the authors

Leonardo De Marchi

Leonardo De Marchi is an international speaker, author and consultant. He holds a masters in artificial intelligence (AI) and has worked as a data scientist in the sporting world, with clients such as New York Knicks, Manchester United. He now works as a head of data scientist at Badoo, the largest dating site with over 400 million users. He is also the lead instructor at ideai.io, a company specialized in Machine Learning trainings. With Ideai he provides technical and managerial training to large institutions and dynamic startups. He is also a contractor for the European Commission.

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Laura Mitchell

Laura Mitchell graduated with a degree in mathematics from the University of Edinburgh and, since then, has gained over 12 years' experience in the tech and data science space. She is currently lead data scientist at Badoo, which is the largest online dating site in the world with over 400 million users worldwide. Laura has hands-on experience in the delivery of projects such as NLP, image classification, and recommender systems, from initial conception through to production. She has a passion for learning new technologies and keeping up to date with industry trends.

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