An Introduction to Neural Data Compression

Yang, Yibo; Mandt, Stephan; Theis, Lucas

ISBN 10: 1638281742 / ISBN 13: 9781638281740

Published by Now Publishers, 2023

About this Item

Print on Demand.

Seller Inventory # 399972788

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Neural Data Compression
• Publisher: Now Publishers
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1638281742
• ISBN 13: 9781638281740
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The goal of data compression is to reduce the number of bits needed to represent useful information. Neural, or learned compression, is the application of neural networks and related machine learning techniques to this task. This monograph aims to serve as an entry point for machine learning researchers interested in compression by reviewing the prerequisite background and representative methods in neural compression. Neural compression is the application of neural networks and other machine learning methods to data compression. Recent advances in statistical machine learning have opened up new possibilities for data compression, allowing compression algorithms to be learned end-to-end from data using powerful generative models such as normalizing flows, variational autoencoders, diffusion probabilistic models, and generative adversarial networks. This monograph introduces this field of research to a broader machine learning audience by reviewing the necessary background in information theory (e.g., entropy coding, rate-distortion theory) and computer vision (e.g., image quality assessment, perceptual metrics), and providing a curated guide through the essential ideas and methods in the literature thus far. Instead of surveying the vast literature, essential concepts and methods in neural compression are covered, with a reader in mind who is versed in machine learning but not necessarily data compression.