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? Module 1 - Latent Space Representation - Step-By-Step Guide

This module provides a step-by-step guide to understanding and implementing Autoencoders (AE) and Variational Autoencoders (VAE) using the MNIST dataset. It covers building and training both models, visualizing latent spaces, comparing reconstruction quality, and performing latent vector arithmetic. Deliverables include loss curves, 2D latent plots, and side-by-side reconstructions of original and generated images.

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? Module 1 - Latent Space Representation - Step-By-Step Guide

This module provides a step-by-step guide to understanding and implementing Autoencoders (AE) and Variational Autoencoders (VAE) using the MNIST dataset. It covers building and training both models, visualizing latent spaces, comparing reconstruction quality, and performing latent vector arithmetic. Deliverables include loss curves, 2D latent plots, and side-by-side reconstructions of original and generated images.

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🔹 Module 1: Latent Space Representation

– Step-by-Step Guide

🎯 Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:

●​ Understand and implement Autoencoders and Variational Autoencoders​

●​ Visualize and interpret latent spaces using PCA/t-SNE​

●​ Compare reconstruction quality between AE and VAE​

●​ Explore latent vector arithmetic and its implications​

🧩 Pre-requisites
Ensure you have the following:

●​ Python 3.x environment (Google Colab preferred)​

●​ Libraries: torch, torchvision, matplotlib, sklearn, numpy, seaborn​

pip install torch torchvision matplotlib seaborn scikit-learn

📦 Dataset
Use MNIST (28x28 grayscale images of digits 0–9) for simplicity.
✅ Step-by-Step Instructions
✅ Step 1: Build a Basic Autoencoder (AE)
1.1 Define AE architecture

1.2 Train the Autoencoder

Use BCELoss and Adam optimizer. Track the loss across epochs.

✅ Step 2: Visualize Latent Space with PCA/t-SNE


2.1 Extract Encoded Representations:

2.2 Concatenate and visualize:

✅ Step 3: Replace AE with Variational Autoencoder (VAE)


3.1 Define VAE Architecture:

3.2 Define VAE loss (Reconstruction + KL Divergence):

3.3 Train and evaluate similarly to AE.


✅ Step 4: Compare Reconstructions (AE vs VAE)
1.​ Pass sample inputs through both models​

2.​ Plot original vs reconstructions side-by-side​

✅ Step 5: Perform Latent Vector Arithmetic (Bonus)

📌 Module Deliverables
●​ 📈 Loss Curves: Plot for both AE and VAE training​
●​ 🌐 2D Latent Plots: Use t-SNE or PCA with color-coded classes​
●​ 🖼️ Reconstructions: Side-by-side of Original, AE output, VAE output​
●​ ➕ (Bonus) Latent Interpolation: Show how AEs/VAE “morph” digits​

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Recommended Submission Format
Module1/
├── ae_model.py
├── vae_model.py
├── latent_plot.png
├── reconstructions.png
├── loss_curves.png
└── report.md (1–2 pages summary)

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