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The Deep Learning with Keras Workshop

By : Matthew Moocarme, Mahla Abdolahnejad, Ritesh Bhagwat
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The Deep Learning with Keras Workshop

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By: Matthew Moocarme, Mahla Abdolahnejad, Ritesh Bhagwat

Overview of this book

New experiences can be intimidating, but not this one! This beginner’s guide to deep learning is here to help you explore deep learning from scratch with Keras, and be on your way to training your first ever neural networks. What sets Keras apart from other deep learning frameworks is its simplicity. With over two hundred thousand users, Keras has a stronger adoption in industry and the research community than any other deep learning framework. The Deep Learning with Keras Workshop starts by introducing you to the fundamental concepts of machine learning using the scikit-learn package. After learning how to perform the linear transformations that are necessary for building neural networks, you'll build your first neural network with the Keras library. As you advance, you'll learn how to build multi-layer neural networks and recognize when your model is underfitting or overfitting to the training data. With the help of practical exercises, you’ll learn to use cross-validation techniques to evaluate your models and then choose the optimal hyperparameters to fine-tune their performance. Finally, you’ll explore recurrent neural networks and learn how to train them to predict values in sequential data. By the end of this book, you'll have developed the skills you need to confidently train your own neural network models.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)
Preface

Summary

In this chapter, we covered the concept of transfer learning and how is it related to pre-trained networks. We utilized this knowledge by using the pre-trained deep learning networks VGG16 and ResNet50 to predict various images. We practiced how to take advantage of such pre-trained networks using techniques such as feature extraction and fine-tuning to train models faster and more accurately. Finally, we learned the powerful technique of tweaking existing models and making them work according to our dataset. This technique of building our own ANN over an existing CNN is one of the most powerful techniques used in the industry.

In the next chapter, we will learn about sequential modeling and sequential memory by looking at some real-life cases with Google Assistant. Furthermore, we will learn how sequential modeling is related to Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN). We will learn about the vanishing gradient problem in detail and how using an LSTM is better than a simple RNN...