Deep Learning Crash Course

Giovanni Volpe, head of the Soft Matter Lab at the University of Gothenburg and recipient of the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Physics, has published extensively on deep learning and physics and developed key software packages including DeepTrack, Deeplay, and BRAPH. Benjamin Midtvedt and Jesús Pineda are core developers of DeepTrack and Deeplay. Henrik Klein Moberg and Harshith Bachimanchi apply AI to nanoscience and holographic microscopy. Joana B. Pereira, head of the Brain Connectomics Lab at the Karolinska Institute, organizes the annual conference Emerging Topics in Artificial Intelligence. Carlo Manzo, head of the Quantitative Bioimaging Lab at the University of Vic, is the founder of the Anomalous Diffusion Challenge.

"This is a book that rewards effort. It respects the reader’s intelligence without assuming expertise, and it delivers one of the most practical learning experiences I have encountered in AI education. For anyone serious about moving from AI observer to AI builder, this book is a strong recommendation." —Antoine Tardif, Founder & CEO, Unite.AI

• IntroductionChapter 1: Building and Training Your First Neural NetworkChapter 2: Capturing Trends and Recognizing Patterns with Dense Neural NetworksChapter 3: Processing Images with Convolutional Neural NetworksChapter 4: Enhancing, Generating, and Analyzing Data with AutoencodersChapter 5: Segmenting and Analyzing Images with U-NetsChapter 6: Training Neural Networks with Self-Supervised LearningChapter 7: Processing Time Series and Language with Recurrent Neural NetworksChapter 8: Processing Language and Classifying Images with Attention and TransformersChapter 9: Creating and Transforming Images with Generative Adversarial NetworksChapter 10: Implementing Generative AI with Diffusion ModelsChapter 11: Modeling Molecules and Complex Systems with Graph Neural NetworksChapter 12: Continuously Improving Performance with Active LearningChapter 13: Mastering Decision-Making with Deep Reinforcement LearningChapter 14: Predicting Chaos with Reservoir ComputingConclusionIndex