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Synthetic Data for Machine Learning

By : Abdulrahman Kerim
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Synthetic Data for Machine Learning

By: Abdulrahman Kerim

Overview of this book

The machine learning (ML) revolution has made our world unimaginable without its products and services. However, training ML models requires vast datasets, which entails a process plagued by high costs, errors, and privacy concerns associated with collecting and annotating real data. Synthetic data emerges as a promising solution to all these challenges. This book is designed to bridge theory and practice of using synthetic data, offering invaluable support for your ML journey. Synthetic Data for Machine Learning empowers you to tackle real data issues, enhance your ML models' performance, and gain a deep understanding of synthetic data generation. You’ll explore the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches, gaining practical knowledge with hands-on examples of modern methods, including Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and diffusion models. Additionally, you’ll uncover the secrets and best practices to harness the full potential of synthetic data. By the end of this book, you’ll have mastered synthetic data and positioned yourself as a market leader, ready for more advanced, cost-effective, and higher-quality data sources, setting you ahead of your peers in the next generation of ML.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1:Real Data Issues, Limitations, and Challenges
5
Part 2:An Overview of Synthetic Data for Machine Learning
8
Part 3:Synthetic Data Generation Approaches
13
Part 4:Case Studies and Best Practices
18
Part 5:Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Part 3:Synthetic Data Generation Approaches

In this part, you will be introduced to the main synthetic data generation approaches. You will learn how to leverage simulators and rendering engines, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), video games, and diffusion models to generate synthetic data. You will explore the potential of these approaches in ML. Moreover, you will understand the challenges and pros and cons of each method. This part will be supported with hands-on practical examples to learn how to generate and utilize synthetic data in practice.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 6, Leveraging Simulators and Rendering Engines to Generate Synthetic Data
  • Chapter 7, Exploring Generative Adversarial Networks
  • Chapter 8, Video Games as a Source of Synthetic Data
  • Chapter 9, Exploring Diffusion Models for Synthetic Data