Hands-On Transfer Learning with Python: Implement advanced deep learning and neural network models using TensorFlow and Keras - Softcover

Sarkar, Dipanjan; Bali, Raghav; Ghosh, Tamoghna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788831306 ISBN 13: 9781788831307

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Deep learning simplified by taking supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning to the next level using the Python ecosystem

Key Features

• Build deep learning models with transfer learning principles in Python
• implement transfer learning to solve real-world research problems
• Perform complex operations such as image captioning neural style transfer

Book Description

Transfer learning is a machine learning (ML) technique where knowledge gained during training a set of problems can be used to solve other similar problems.

The purpose of this book is two-fold; firstly, we focus on detailed coverage of deep learning (DL) and transfer learning, comparing and contrasting the two with easy-to-follow concepts and examples. The second area of focus is real-world examples and research problems using TensorFlow, Keras, and the Python ecosystem with hands-on examples.

The book starts with the key essential concepts of ML and DL, followed by depiction and coverage of important DL architectures such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), deep neural networks (DNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), long short-term memory (LSTM), and capsule networks. Our focus then shifts to transfer learning concepts, such as model freezing, fine-tuning, pre-trained models including VGG, inception, ResNet, and how these systems perform better than DL models with practical examples. In the concluding chapters, we will focus on a multitude of real-world case studies and problems associated with areas such as computer vision, audio analysis and natural language processing (NLP).

By the end of this book, you will be able to implement both DL and transfer learning principles in your own systems.

What you will learn

• Set up your own DL environment with graphics processing unit (GPU) and Cloud support
• Delve into transfer learning principles with ML and DL models
• Explore various DL architectures, including CNN, LSTM, and capsule networks
• Learn about data and network representation and loss functions
• Get to grips with models and strategies in transfer learning
• Walk through potential challenges in building complex transfer learning models from scratch
• Explore real-world research problems related to computer vision and audio analysis
• Understand how transfer learning can be leveraged in NLP

About this title

About the Authors

Dipanjan (DJ) Sarkar is a Data Scientist at Intel, leveraging data science, machine learning, and deep learning to build large-scale intelligent systems. He holds a master of technology degree with specializations in Data Science and Software Engineering. He has been an analytics practitioner for several years now, specializing in machine learning, NLP, statistical methods, and deep learning. He is passionate about education and also acts as a Data Science Mentor at various organizations like Springboard, helping people learn data science. He is also a key contributor and editor for Towards Data Science, a leading online journal on AI and Data Science. He has also authored several books on R, Python, machine learning, NLP, and deep learning.

Raghav Bali is a Staff Data Scientist at Delivery Hero, a leading food delivery service headquartered in Berlin, Germany. With 12+ years of expertise, he specializes in research and development of enterprise-level solutions leveraging Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Recommendation Engines for practical business applications. Besides his professional endeavors, Raghav is an esteemed mentor and an accomplished public speaker. He has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers and authored multiple well received books. Additionally, he holds co-inventor credits on multiple patents in healthcare, machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.

Tamoghna Ghosh is a machine learning engineer at Intel Corporation. He has overall 11 years of work experience including 4 years of core research experience at Microsoft Research (MSR) India. At MSR he worked as a research assistant in cryptanalysis of block ciphers. His technical expertise's are in big data, machine learning, NLP, information retrieval, data visualization and software development. He received M.Tech (Computer Science) degree from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and M.Sc (Mathematics) from University of Calcutta with specialization in functional analysis and mathematical modeling/dynamical systems. He is passionate about teaching and conducts internal training in data science for Intel at various levels.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788831306
• ISBN 13: 9781788831307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 438