CS5720 - Week 8
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Week 8 Summary & Week 9 Preview

Congratulations on completing Week 8! You've explored advanced deep learning concepts
from autoencoders to GANs, and learned about model deployment strategies.

Topics We Covered

1
Autoencoders
Unsupervised learning for dimensionality reduction and feature learning
2
Variational Autoencoders
Probabilistic approach to generating new data samples
3
GANs
Adversarial training for realistic data generation
4
Transfer Learning
Leveraging pre-trained models for new tasks
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Model Optimization
Compression, pruning, and quantization techniques
6
Edge Deployment
Running models on mobile and embedded devices

Learning Outcomes ✅

  • 🎯 Build and train autoencoders for compression
  • 🎯 Understand generative model architectures
  • 🎯 Implement GANs for image generation
  • 🎯 Apply transfer learning effectively
  • 🎯 Optimize models for deployment
  • 🎯 Deploy models to edge devices

Key Concepts to Remember

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Latent Space
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Adversarial Training
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Fine-tuning
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Quantization
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Edge AI

Coming Up in Week 9: Deep Learning Frameworks

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TensorFlow & Keras
High-level APIs for rapid prototyping
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PyTorch
Dynamic graphs and research flexibility
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Development Tools
Jupyter, Colab, and debugging techniques
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Best Practices
Code organization and version control
🎉 Great job completing Week 8! Ready to dive into frameworks next week! 🚀
Prepared by Dr. Gorkem Kar