CS5720 - Week 7
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Week 7 Summary & Week 8 Preview

Key Takeaways from Week 7

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Word Embeddings

Dense vector representations capturing semantic meaning

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Seq2Seq Models

Encoder-decoder architectures for various tasks

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Attention Mechanism

Focusing on relevant parts of the input

Week 7 Topics Covered

1. Word Embeddings (Word2Vec & GloVe)

Learned dense vector representations capturing semantic relationships between words

2. Using Pre-trained Embeddings

Leveraging existing embeddings for improved performance and efficiency

3. Seq2Seq Architecture

Encoder-decoder framework for handling variable-length sequences

4. Attention Mechanism

Revolutionary approach to handling long-range dependencies

5. Practical RNN Tips

Real-world techniques for training and deploying RNN models

Week 8 Preview: Transformers

1. Transformer Architecture

Self-attention and the revolution in sequence processing

2. BERT and GPT Models

Pre-trained language models that changed NLP

3. Transfer Learning

Fine-tuning pre-trained models for specific tasks

4. Vision Transformers

Applying transformers to computer vision tasks

5. Future Directions

Emerging trends and research in deep learning

Prepared by Dr. Gorkem Kar