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Introduction to Deep Learning

  • What is deep learning and how it differs from traditional machine learning
  • Real-world applications in computer vision, NLP, and beyond
  • Overview of the deep learning ecosystem: TensorFlow 2.x, Keras, PyTorch
  • Setting up a GPU-accelerated development environment

The Mechanics of Deep Learning

  • Artificial neurons, activation functions, and network layers
  • Forward propagation and computing predictions
  • Loss functions for classification and regression tasks
  • Gradient descent optimization and backpropagation
  • Training your first neural network on the MNIST dataset

Convolutional Neural Networks for Computer Vision

  • Understanding convolution, filters, and feature maps
  • Pooling layers and dimensionality reduction
  • CNN architectures: LeNet, VGG, and ResNet concepts
  • Building and training a CNN for image classification
  • Visualizing learned features and intermediate activations

Data Augmentation and Improving Model Accuracy

  • Why data augmentation combats overfitting and improves generalization
  • Image transformations: rotation, flipping, zooming, and cropping
  • Implementing augmentation pipelines with Keras preprocessing layers
  • Dropout, batch normalization, and other regularization techniques
  • Monitoring training with validation metrics and early stopping

Transfer Learning with Pre-Trained Models

  • Understanding transfer learning and why it works
  • Loading pre-trained models from Keras Applications (ResNet, EfficientNet, MobileNet)
  • Feature extraction: freezing base layers and training new classifiers
  • Fine-tuning: selectively unfreezing layers for domain adaptation
  • Achieving high accuracy with limited training data

Recurrent Networks and Sequence Modeling

  • Introduction to sequential data and temporal dependencies
  • Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and the vanishing gradient problem
  • LSTM and GRU cells for long-range dependencies
  • Training a character-level text generation model
  • Word embeddings and the Embedding layer in Keras

Natural Language Processing Fundamentals

  • Text preprocessing: tokenization, padding, and vocabulary building
  • Building a text classifier with RNNs and LSTMs
  • Sequence-to-sequence models for machine translation concepts
  • Attention mechanisms and their role in modern NLP
  • Practical NLP with TensorFlow 2.x text processing APIs

Final Project: Image Captioning

  • Combining computer vision and NLP in a multimodal architecture
  • Extracting image features with a pre-trained CNN encoder
  • Building an LSTM-based decoder for caption generation
  • Managing multiple input layers in Keras functional API
  • Training and evaluating the end-to-end captioning pipeline

Next Steps and Resources

  • Deploying trained models with TensorFlow Serving
  • Exploring transformer architectures and large language models
  • NVIDIA DLI advanced workshops and certification pathways
  • Community resources, datasets, and project ideas

Requirements

  • Basic proficiency in Python programming (functions, loops, dictionaries, arrays)
  • Familiarity with programming concepts such as variables, conditionals, and data structures
  • No prior deep learning or machine learning experience required

Audience

  • Software developers and engineers transitioning into AI and machine learning
  • Data analysts and data scientists seeking deep learning skills
  • Technical professionals who want to understand and apply neural network models
  • Students and researchers beginning their journey in deep learning
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