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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

TensorFlow and image classifications

The IBM Watson Visual Recognition service uses deep learning algorithms to identify features like scenes, objects, and faces within images you upload to the service. You can also create and train custom classifiers to identify subjects that meet your requirements, using the Visual Recognition service, IBM Watson Studio, and related Python modules.

To get started with Visual Recognition, we'll need to use the usual procedure to create a Watson Studio project and define a new Python 3.5 Notebook, but we will also need to associate an IBM Watson Visual Recognition service instance with the project (a pretty easy thing to do as it turns out).

Adding the service

To add the Watson Visual...