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Introduction To Deep Learning: Ashis Kumer Biswas, Ph.D. ML Lab@CU Denver

This document provides an introduction to a course on deep learning. It discusses the rise of deep learning across various domains like autonomous vehicles, healthcare, robotics, and natural language processing. It highlights course logistics such as cloud computing resources, grading policy, and final class project requirements. It also provides an overview of key deep learning concepts like neural networks, perceptrons, activation functions, and suggested reading materials. The instructor is Ashis Kumer Biswas from CU Denver.

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Introduction To Deep Learning: Ashis Kumer Biswas, Ph.D. ML Lab@CU Denver

This document provides an introduction to a course on deep learning. It discusses the rise of deep learning across various domains like autonomous vehicles, healthcare, robotics, and natural language processing. It highlights course logistics such as cloud computing resources, grading policy, and final class project requirements. It also provides an overview of key deep learning concepts like neural networks, perceptrons, activation functions, and suggested reading materials. The instructor is Ashis Kumer Biswas from CU Denver.

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Introduction to Deep learning

L-01, W-01

Ashis Kumer Biswas, Ph.D.

ML Lab@CU Denver
Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics

• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• NLP

• Finance

• Security

• Etc.
Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics

• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• NLP

• Finance

• Security

• Etc.
Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics


• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• NLP

• Finance

• Security

• Etc.
Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics

• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• NLP

• Finance

• Security

• Etc.

Which face is fake?


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Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics

• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• NLP

• Finance

• Security

• Etc.
Rise of Deep Learning
• Autonomous vehicles

• Medicine and healthcare

• Reinforcement learning and robotics

• Generative modeling

• Other areas:

• Natural Language Processing

• Finance

• Security

• ...
What is Deep Learning?
For a better 60 second-explanation here
Class logistics

• When needed, cloud compute resources will be provided


down the road.
Course Highlights
Course Highlights
Grading Policy
Final Class Project
• Phase I: Proposal submission —9/17

• Team formation (>=2, <= 4). Random assignment!

• Phase II: Project progress report - 10/3

• Phase III: Project Presentation - 12/3, 12/5, 12/10 or


12/12(?)

• Phase IV: Project report - 12/5 (last day of class)


Class Support
• Canvas

• Discussion

• Course materials

• Grades

• Assignment submission

• Arkaive

• Attendance / Checkin [Demo]

• Email:

• [email protected]
Why Deep Learning?

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Why Now?

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Two biological neurons are
connected to form a neural network

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Neuron vs. Perceptron

A perceptron is the building block of artificial neural networks


Perceptron : Forward propagation

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Perceptron : Forward propagation

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Perceptron : Forward propagation

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Perceptron : Forward propagation

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Common Activation Functions

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Importance of Activation Functions

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Importance of Activation Functions

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Importance of Activation Functions

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Suggested Readings

• Chapter 1 from “Deep Learning by Goodfellow et al”

• Chapter 1 from “Introduction to Deep Learning by


Charniak et al.”
“Type a quote here.”

–Johnny Appleseed

See you all in next class !

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