Deep Learning with Python - Softcover

Chollet, Francois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617294438 ISBN 13: 9781617294433

Publisher: Manning, 2017

Synopsis

Summary

Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples.

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About the Technology

Machine learning has made remarkable progress in recent years. We went from near-unusable speech and image recognition, to near-human accuracy. We went from machines that couldn't beat a serious Go player, to defeating a world champion. Behind this progress is deep learning—a combination of engineering advances, best practices, and theory that enables a wealth of previously impossible smart applications.

About the Book

Deep Learning with Python introduces the field of deep learning using the Python language and the powerful Keras library. Written by Keras creator and Google AI researcher François Chollet, this book builds your understanding through intuitive explanations and practical examples. You'll explore challenging concepts and practice with applications in computer vision, natural-language processing, and generative models. By the time you finish, you'll have the knowledge and hands-on skills to apply deep learning in your own projects.

What's Inside

• Deep learning from first principles
• Setting up your own deep-learning environment
• Image-classification models
• Deep learning for text and sequences
• Neural style transfer, text generation, and image generation

About the Reader

Readers need intermediate Python skills. No previous experience with Keras, Tensor Flow, or machine learning is required.

About the Author

François Chollet works on deep learning at Google in Mountain View, CA. He is the creator of the Keras deep-learning library, as well as a contributor to the Tensor Flow machine-learning framework. He also does deep-learning research, with a focus on computer vision and the application of machine learning to formal reasoning. His papers have been published at major conferences in the field, including the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), the Conference and Workshop on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), and others.

Table of Contents

PART 1 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DEEP LEARNING

1. What is deep learning?
2. Before we begin: the mathematical building blocks of neural networks
3. Getting started with neural networks
4. Fundamentals of machine learning

PART 2 - DEEP LEARNING IN PRACTICE

5. Deep learning for computer vision
6. Deep learning for text and sequences
7. Advanced deep-learning best practices
8. Generative deep learning
9. Conclusions
10. appendix A - Installing Keras and its dependencies on Ubuntu
11. appendix B - Running Jupiter notebooks on an EC2 GPU instance.

About this title

About the Author

François Chollet is a software engineer at Google and creator of Keras.

From the Back Cover

Deep learning is applicable to a widening range of artificial intelligence problems, such as image classification, speech recognition, text classification, question answering, text-to-speech, and optical character recognition.
Deep Learning with Python is structured around a series of practical code examples that illustrate each new concept introduced and demonstrate best practices. By the time you reach the end of this book, you will have become a Keras expert and will be able to apply deep learning in your own projects.
Deep learning is the technology behind photo tagging systems at Facebook and Google, self-driving cars, speech recognition systems on your smartphone, and much more.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617294438
• ISBN 13: 9781617294433
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384