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Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson

By : James D. Miller
Book Image

Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson

By: James D. Miller

Overview of this book

IBM Cloud is a collection of cloud computing services for data analytics using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). This book is a complete guide to help you become well versed with machine learning on the IBM Cloud using Python. Hands-On Machine Learning with IBM Watson starts with supervised and unsupervised machine learning concepts, in addition to providing you with an overview of IBM Cloud and Watson Machine Learning. You'll gain insights into running various techniques, such as K-means clustering, K-nearest neighbor (KNN), and time series prediction in IBM Cloud with real-world examples. The book will then help you delve into creating a Spark pipeline in Watson Studio. You will also be guided through deep learning and neural network principles on the IBM Cloud using TensorFlow. With the help of NLP techniques, you can then brush up on building a chatbot. In later chapters, you will cover three powerful case studies, including the facial expression classification platform, the automated classification of lithofacies, and the multi-biometric identity authentication platform, helping you to become well versed with these methodologies. By the end of this book, you will be ready to build efficient machine learning solutions on the IBM Cloud and draw insights from the data at hand using real-world examples.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction and Foundation
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Section 2: Tools and Ingredients for Machine Learning in IBM Cloud
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Section 3: Real-Life Complete Case Studies

Exploring biometric data

After reading the preceding sections of this chapter and, hopefully, understanding the purpose and opportunity of using biometrics data within a solution, the next step is a walk-through, conceptually at least, for building the solution.

When using biometric information for authentication, we would see the following:

  • Collection of biometric data: This step uses some sort of input device to capture biometric data. The input of this information is typically referred to as biometric scanning. This scanning may be a fingerprint, the iris of the eye, vocal prompts, or other forms of biometric scanning (quite often photographs are the first biometric form that is used, since photographs are easy to understand and manage).
  • Conversion, labeling, and storage of biometric data: The data that is collected through scanning must then be converted into a digital format...