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While cognitive informatics and natural intelligence are receiving greater attention by researchers, multidisciplinary approaches still struggle with fundamental problems involving psychology and neurobiological processes of the brain. Examining the difficulties of certain approaches using the tools already available is vital for propelling knowledge forward and making further strides. Innovations, Algorithms, and Applications in Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence is a collection of innovative research that examines the enhancement of human cognitive performance using emerging technologies. Featuring research on topics such as parallel computing, neuroscience, and signal processing, this book is ideally designed for engineers, computer scientists, programmers, academicians, researchers, and students.
Leverage the power of the Reinforcement Learning techniques to develop self-learning systems using Tensorflow Key Features Learn reinforcement learning concepts and their implementation using TensorFlow Discover different problem-solving methods for Reinforcement Learning Apply reinforcement learning for autonomous driving cars, robobrokers, and more Book DescriptionReinforcement Learning (RL), allows you to develop smart, quick and self-learning systems in your business surroundings. It is an effective method to train your learning agents and solve a variety of problems in Artificial Intelligence-from games, self-driving cars and robots to enterprise applications that range from datacenter energy saving (cooling data centers) to smart warehousing solutions. The book covers the major advancements and successes achieved in deep reinforcement learning by synergizing deep neural network architectures with reinforcement learning. The book also introduces readers to the concept of Reinforcement Learning, its advantages and why it's gaining so much popularity. The book also discusses on MDPs, Monte Carlo tree searches, dynamic programming such as policy and value iteration, temporal difference learning such as Q-learning and SARSA. You will use TensorFlow and OpenAI Gym to build simple neural network models that learn from their own actions. You will also see how reinforcement learning algorithms play a role in games, image processing and NLP. By the end of this book, you will have a firm understanding of what reinforcement learning is and how to put your knowledge to practical use by leveraging the power of TensorFlow and OpenAI Gym. What you will learn Implement state-of-the-art Reinforcement Learning algorithms from the basics Discover various techniques of Reinforcement Learning such as MDP, Q Learning and more Learn the applications of Reinforcement Learning in advertisement, image processing, and NLP Teach a Reinforcement Learning model to play a game using TensorFlow and the OpenAI gym Understand how Reinforcement Learning Applications are used in robotics Who this book is forIf you want to get started with reinforcement learning using TensorFlow in the most practical way, this book will be a useful resource. The book assumes prior knowledge of machine learning and neural network programming concepts, as well as some understanding of the TensorFlow framework. No previous experience with Reinforcement Learning is required.
A comprehensive guide to developing neural network-based solutions using TensorFlow 2.0 Key Features Understand the basics of machine learning and discover the power of neural networks and deep learning Explore the structure of the TensorFlow framework and understand how to transition to TF 2.0 Solve any deep learning problem by developing neural network-based solutions using TF 2.0 Book DescriptionTensorFlow, the most popular and widely used machine learning framework, has made it possible for almost anyone to develop machine learning solutions with ease. With TensorFlow (TF) 2.0, you'll explore a revamped framework structure, offering a wide variety of new features aimed at improving productivity and ease of use for developers. This book covers machine learning with a focus on developing neural network-based solutions. You'll start by getting familiar with the concepts and techniques required to build solutions to deep learning problems. As you advance, you'll learn how to create classifiers, build object detection and semantic segmentation networks, train generative models, and speed up the development process using TF 2.0 tools such as TensorFlow Datasets and TensorFlow Hub. By the end of this TensorFlow book, you'll be ready to solve any machine learning problem by developing solutions using TF 2.0 and putting them into production. What you will learn Grasp machine learning and neural network techniques to solve challenging tasks Apply the new features of TF 2.0 to speed up development Use TensorFlow Datasets (tfds) and the tf.data API to build high-efficiency data input pipelines Perform transfer learning and fine-tuning with TensorFlow Hub Define and train networks to solve object detection and semantic segmentation problems Train Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to generate images and data distributions Use the SavedModel file format to put a model, or a generic computational graph, into production Who this book is forIf you're a developer who wants to get started with machine learning and TensorFlow, or a data scientist interested in developing neural network solutions in TF 2.0, this book is for you. Experienced machine learning engineers who want to master the new features of the TensorFlow framework will also find this book useful. Basic knowledge of calculus and a strong understanding of Python programming will help you grasp the topics covered in this book.
This quick start guide will bring the readers to a basic level of understanding when it comes to the Machine Learning (ML) development lifecycle, will introduce Go ML libraries and then will exemplify common ML methods such as Classification, Regression, and Clustering Key Features Your handy guide to building machine learning workflows in Go for real-world scenarios Build predictive models using the popular supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques Learn all about deployment strategies and take your ML application from prototype to production ready Book DescriptionMachine learning is an essential part of today's data-driven world and is extensively used across industries, including financial forecasting, robotics, and web technology. This book will teach you how to efficiently develop machine learning applications in Go. The book starts with an introduction to machine learning and its development process, explaining the types of problems that it aims to solve and the solutions it offers. It then covers setting up a frictionless Go development environment, including running Go interactively with Jupyter notebooks. Finally, common data processing techniques are introduced. The book then teaches the reader about supervised and unsupervised learning techniques through worked examples that include the implementation of evaluation metrics. These worked examples make use of the prominent open-source libraries GoML and Gonum. The book also teaches readers how to load a pre-trained model and use it to make predictions. It then moves on to the operational side of running machine learning applications: deployment, Continuous Integration, and helpful advice for effective logging and monitoring. At the end of the book, readers will learn how to set up a machine learning project for success, formulating realistic success criteria and accurately translating business requirements into technical ones. What you will learn Understand the types of problem that machine learning solves, and the various approaches Import, pre-process, and explore data with Go to make it ready for machine learning algorithms Visualize data with gonum/plot and Gophernotes Diagnose common machine learning problems, such as overfitting and underfitting Implement supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms using Go libraries Build a simple web service around a model and use it to make predictions Who this book is forThis book is for developers and data scientists with at least beginner-level knowledge of Go, and a vague idea of what types of problem Machine Learning aims to tackle. No advanced knowledge of Go (and no theoretical understanding of the math that underpins Machine Learning) is required.
Discover best practices for choosing, building, training, and improving deep learning models using Keras-R, and TensorFlow-R libraries Key Features Implement deep learning algorithms to build AI models with the help of tips and tricks Understand how deep learning models operate using expert techniques Apply reinforcement learning, computer vision, GANs, and NLP using a range of datasets Book DescriptionDeep learning is a branch of machine learning based on a set of algorithms that attempt to model high-level abstractions in data. Advanced Deep Learning with R will help you understand popular deep learning architectures and their variants in R, along with providing real-life examples for them. This deep learning book starts by covering the essential deep learning techniques and concepts for prediction and classification. You will learn about neural networks, deep learning architectures, and the fundamentals for implementing deep learning with R. The book will also take you through using important deep learning libraries such as Keras-R and TensorFlow-R to implement deep learning algorithms within applications. You will get up to speed with artificial neural networks, recurrent neural networks, convolutional neural networks, long short-term memory networks, and more using advanced examples. Later, you'll discover how to apply generative adversarial networks (GANs) to generate new images; autoencoder neural networks for image dimension reduction, image de-noising and image correction and transfer learning to prepare, define, train, and model a deep neural network. By the end of this book, you will be ready to implement your knowledge and newly acquired skills for applying deep learning algorithms in R through real-world examples. What you will learn Learn how to create binary and multi-class deep neural network models Implement GANs for generating new images Create autoencoder neural networks for image dimension reduction, image de-noising and image correction Implement deep neural networks for performing efficient text classification Learn to define a recurrent convolutional network model for classification in Keras Explore best practices and tips for performance optimization of various deep learning models Who this book is forThis book is for data scientists, machine learning practitioners, deep learning researchers and AI enthusiasts who want to develop their skills and knowledge to implement deep learning techniques and algorithms using the power of R. A solid understanding of machine learning and working knowledge of the R programming language are required.
20 years in conception and 15 in construction, the SpiNNaker project has delivered the world's largest neuromorphic computing platform incorporating over a million ARM mobile phone processors and capable of modelling spiking neural networks of the scale of a mouse brain in biological real time. This machine, hosted at the University of Manchester in the UK, is freely available under the auspices of the EU Flagship Human Brain Project. This books tells the story of the origins of the machine, its development and its deployment, and the immense software development effort that has gone into making it openly available and accessible to researchers and students the world over. It also presents exemplar applications from 'Talk', a SpiNNaker-controlled robotic exhibit at the Manchester Art Gallery as part of 'The Imitation Game', a set of works commissioned in 2016 in honour of Alan Turing, through to a way to solve hard computing problems using stochastic neural networks. The book concludes with a look to the future, and the SpiNNaker-2 machine which is yet to come
Apply modern deep learning techniques to build and train deep neural networks using Gorgonia Key Features Gain a practical understanding of deep learning using Golang Build complex neural network models using Go libraries and Gorgonia Take your deep learning model from design to deployment with this handy guide Book DescriptionGo is an open source programming language designed by Google for handling large-scale projects efficiently. The Go ecosystem comprises some really powerful deep learning tools such as DQN and CUDA. With this book, you'll be able to use these tools to train and deploy scalable deep learning models from scratch. This deep learning book begins by introducing you to a variety of tools and libraries available in Go. It then takes you through building neural networks, including activation functions and the learning algorithms that make neural networks tick. In addition to this, you'll learn how to build advanced architectures such as autoencoders, restricted Boltzmann machines (RBMs), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), and more. You'll also understand how you can scale model deployments on the AWS cloud infrastructure for training and inference. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered the art of building, training, and deploying deep learning models in Go to solve real-world problems. What you will learn Explore the Go ecosystem of libraries and communities for deep learning Get to grips with Neural Networks, their history, and how they work Design and implement Deep Neural Networks in Go Get a strong foundation of concepts such as Backpropagation and Momentum Build Variational Autoencoders and Restricted Boltzmann Machines using Go Build models with CUDA and benchmark CPU and GPU models Who this book is forThis book is for data scientists, machine learning engineers, and AI developers who want to build state-of-the-art deep learning models using Go. Familiarity with basic machine learning concepts and Go programming is required to get the best out of this book.
Leverage the power of deep learning and Keras to develop smarter and more efficient data models Key Features Understand different neural networks and their implementation using Keras Explore recipes for training and fine-tuning your neural network models Put your deep learning knowledge to practice with real-world use-cases, tips, and tricks Book DescriptionKeras has quickly emerged as a popular deep learning library. Written in Python, it allows you to train convolutional as well as recurrent neural networks with speed and accuracy. The Keras Deep Learning Cookbook shows you how to tackle different problems encountered while training efficient deep learning models, with the help of the popular Keras library. Starting with installing and setting up Keras, the book demonstrates how you can perform deep learning with Keras in the TensorFlow. From loading data to fitting and evaluating your model for optimal performance, you will work through a step-by-step process to tackle every possible problem faced while training deep models. You will implement convolutional and recurrent neural networks, adversarial networks, and more with the help of this handy guide. In addition to this, you will learn how to train these models for real-world image and language processing tasks. By the end of this book, you will have a practical, hands-on understanding of how you can leverage the power of Python and Keras to perform effective deep learning What you will learn Install and configure Keras in TensorFlow Master neural network programming using the Keras library Understand the different Keras layers Use Keras to implement simple feed-forward neural networks, CNNs and RNNs Work with various datasets and models used for image and text classification Develop text summarization and reinforcement learning models using Keras Who this book is forKeras Deep Learning Cookbook is for you if you are a data scientist or machine learning expert who wants to find practical solutions to common problems encountered while training deep learning models. A basic understanding of Python and some experience in machine learning and neural networks is required for this book.
Master machine learning techniques with real-world projects that interface TensorFlow with R, H2O, MXNet, and other languages Key Features Gain expertise in machine learning, deep learning and other techniques Build intelligent end-to-end projects for finance, social media, and a variety of domains Implement multi-class classification, regression, and clustering Book DescriptionR is one of the most popular languages when it comes to exploring the mathematical side of machine learning and easily performing computational statistics. This Learning Path shows you how to leverage the R ecosystem to build efficient machine learning applications that carry out intelligent tasks within your organization. You'll tackle realistic projects such as building powerful machine learning models with ensembles to predict employee attrition. You'll explore different clustering techniques to segment customers using wholesale data and use TensorFlow and Keras-R for performing advanced computations. You'll also be introduced to reinforcement learning along with its various use cases and models. Additionally, it shows you how some of these black-box models can be diagnosed and understood. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll be equipped with the skills you need to deploy machine learning techniques in your own projects. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: R Machine Learning Projects by Dr. Sunil Kumar Chinnamgari Mastering Machine Learning with R - Third Edition by Cory Lesmeister What you will learn Develop a joke recommendation engine to recommend jokes that match users' tastes Build autoencoders for credit card fraud detection Work with image recognition and convolutional neural networks Make predictions for casino slot machine using reinforcement learning Implement NLP techniques for sentiment analysis and customer segmentation Produce simple and effective data visualizations for improved insights Use NLP to extract insights for text Implement tree-based classifiers including random forest and boosted tree Who this book is forIf you are a data analyst, data scientist, or machine learning developer this is an ideal Learning Path for you. Each project will help you test your skills in implementing machine learning algorithms and techniques. A basic understanding of machine learning and working knowledge of R programming is necessary to get the most out of this Learning Path.
Explore the world of neural networks by building powerful deep learning models using the R ecosystem Key Features Get to grips with the fundamentals of deep learning and neural networks Use R 3.5 and its libraries and APIs to build deep learning models for computer vision and text processing Implement effective deep learning systems in R with the help of end-to-end projects Book DescriptionDeep learning finds practical applications in several domains, while R is the preferred language for designing and deploying deep learning models. This Learning Path introduces you to the basics of deep learning and even teaches you to build a neural network model from scratch. As you make your way through the chapters, you'll explore deep learning libraries and understand how to create deep learning models for a variety of challenges, right from anomaly detection to recommendation systems. The book will then help you cover advanced topics, such as generative adversarial networks (GANs), transfer learning, and large-scale deep learning in the cloud, in addition to model optimization, overfitting, and data augmentation. Through real-world projects, you'll also get up to speed with training convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) in R. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll be well versed with deep learning and have the skills you need to implement a number of deep learning concepts in your research work or projects. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: R Deep Learning Essentials - Second Edition by Joshua F. Wiley and Mark Hodnett R Deep Learning Projects by Yuxi (Hayden) Liu and Pablo Maldonado What you will learn Implement credit card fraud detection with autoencoders Train neural networks to perform handwritten digit recognition using MXNet Reconstruct images using variational autoencoders Explore the applications of autoencoder neural networks in clustering and dimensionality reduction Create natural language processing (NLP) models using Keras and TensorFlow in R Prevent models from overfitting the data to improve generalizability Build shallow neural network prediction models Who this book is forThis Learning Path is for aspiring data scientists, data analysts, machine learning developers, and deep learning enthusiasts who are well versed in machine learning concepts and are looking to explore the deep learning paradigm using R. A fundamental understanding of R programming and familiarity with the basic concepts of deep learning are necessary to get the most out of this Learning Path.
Implement popular deep learning techniques to make your IoT applications smarter Key Features Understand how deep learning facilitates fast and accurate analytics in IoT Build intelligent voice and speech recognition apps in TensorFlow and Chainer Analyze IoT data for making automated decisions and efficient predictions Book DescriptionArtificial Intelligence is growing quickly, which is driven by advancements in neural networks(NN) and deep learning (DL). With an increase in investments in smart cities, smart healthcare, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), commercialization of IoT will soon be at peak in which massive amounts of data generated by IoT devices need to be processed at scale. Hands-On Deep Learning for IoT will provide deeper insights into IoT data, which will start by introducing how DL fits into the context of making IoT applications smarter. It then covers how to build deep architectures using TensorFlow, Keras, and Chainer for IoT. You'll learn how to train convolutional neural networks(CNN) to develop applications for image-based road faults detection and smart garbage separation, followed by implementing voice-initiated smart light control and home access mechanisms powered by recurrent neural networks(RNN). You'll master IoT applications for indoor localization, predictive maintenance, and locating equipment in a large hospital using autoencoders, DeepFi, and LSTM networks. Furthermore, you'll learn IoT application development for healthcare with IoT security enhanced. By the end of this book, you will have sufficient knowledge need to use deep learning efficiently to power your IoT-based applications for smarter decision making. What you will learn Get acquainted with different neural network architectures and their suitability in IoT Understand how deep learning can improve the predictive power in your IoT solutions Capture and process streaming data for predictive maintenance Select optimal frameworks for image recognition and indoor localization Analyze voice data for speech recognition in IoT applications Develop deep learning-based IoT solutions for healthcare Enhance security in your IoT solutions Visualize analyzed data to uncover insights and perform accurate predictions Who this book is forIf you're an IoT developer, data scientist, or deep learning enthusiast who wants to apply deep learning techniques to build smart IoT applications, this book is for you. Familiarity with machine learning, a basic understanding of the IoT concepts, and some experience in Python programming will help you get the most out of this book.
Implement scikit-learn into every step of the data science pipeline About This Book * Use Python and scikit-learn to create intelligent applications * Discover how to apply algorithms in a variety of situations to tackle common and not-so common challenges in the machine learning domain * A practical, example-based guide to help you gain expertise in implementing and evaluating machine learning systems using scikit-learn Who This Book Is For If you are a programmer and want to explore machine learning and data-based methods to build intelligent applications and enhance your programming skills, this is the course for you. No previous experience with machine-learning algorithms is required. What You Will Learn * Review fundamental concepts including supervised and unsupervised experiences, common tasks, and performance metrics * Classify objects (from documents to human faces and flower species) based on some of their features, using a variety of methods from Support Vector Machines to Naive Bayes * Use Decision Trees to explain the main causes of certain phenomena such as passenger survival on the Titanic * Evaluate the performance of machine learning systems in common tasks * Master algorithms of various levels of complexity and learn how to analyze data at the same time * Learn just enough math to think about the connections between various algorithms * Customize machine learning algorithms to fit your problem, and learn how to modify them when the situation calls for it * Incorporate other packages from the Python ecosystem to munge and visualize your dataset * Improve the way you build your models using parallelization techniques In Detail Machine learning, the art of creating applications that learn from experience and data, has been around for many years. Python is quickly becoming the go-to language for analysts and data scientists due to its simplicity and flexibility; moreover, within the Python data space, scikit-learn is the unequivocal choice for machine learning. The course combines an introduction to some of the main concepts and methods in machine learning with practical, hands-on examples of real-world problems. The course starts by walking through different methods to prepare your data-be it a dataset with missing values or text columns that require the categories to be turned into indicator variables. After the data is ready, you'll learn different techniques aligned with different objectives-be it a dataset with known outcomes such as sales by state, or more complicated problems such as clustering similar customers. Finally, you'll learn how to polish your algorithm to ensure that it's both accurate and resilient to new datasets. You will learn to incorporate machine learning in your applications. Ranging from handwritten digit recognition to document classification, examples are solved step-by-step using scikit-learn and Python. By the end of this course you will have learned how to build applications that learn from experience, by applying the main concepts and techniques of machine learning. Style and Approach Implement scikit-learn using engaging examples and fun exercises, and with a gentle and friendly but comprehensive "learn-by-doing" approach. This is a practical course, which analyzes compelling data about life, health, and death with the help of tutorials. It offers you a useful way of interpreting the data that's specific to this course, but that can also be applied to any other data. This course is designed to be both a guide and a reference for moving beyond the basics of scikit-learn.
Gain the knowledge of various deep neural network architectures and their application areas to conquer your NLP issues. Key Features Gain insights into the basic building blocks of natural language processing Learn how to select the best deep neural network to solve your NLP problems Explore convolutional and recurrent neural networks and long short-term memory networks Book DescriptionApplying deep learning approaches to various NLP tasks can take your computational algorithms to a completely new level in terms of speed and accuracy. Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing starts off by highlighting the basic building blocks of the natural language processing domain. The book goes on to introduce the problems that you can solve using state-of-the-art neural network models. After this, delving into the various neural network architectures and their specific areas of application will help you to understand how to select the best model to suit your needs. As you advance through this deep learning book, you'll study convolutional, recurrent, and recursive neural networks, in addition to covering long short-term memory networks (LSTM). Understanding these networks will help you to implement their models using Keras. In the later chapters, you will be able to develop a trigger word detection application using NLP techniques such as attention model and beam search. By the end of this book, you will not only have sound knowledge of natural language processing but also be able to select the best text pre-processing and neural network models to solve a number of NLP issues. What you will learn Understand various pre-processing techniques for deep learning problems Build a vector representation of text using word2vec and GloVe Create a named entity recognizer and parts-of-speech tagger with Apache OpenNLP Build a machine translation model in Keras Develop a text generation application using LSTM Build a trigger word detection application using an attention model Who this book is forIf you're an aspiring data scientist looking for an introduction to deep learning in the NLP domain, this is just the book for you. Strong working knowledge of Python, linear algebra, and machine learning is a must.
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