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Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition

by Aurélien Géron

September 2019

Intermediate to advanced

848 pages

24h 18m

English

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The Machine Learning TsunamiMachine Learning in Your ProjectsObjective and ApproachPrerequisitesRoadmapChanges in the Second EditionOther ResourcesConventions Used in This BookCode ExamplesUsing Code ExamplesO’Reilly Online LearningHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
What Is Machine Learning?Why Use Machine Learning?Examples of ApplicationsTypes of Machine Learning SystemsSupervised/Unsupervised LearningBatch and Online LearningInstance-Based Versus Model-Based LearningMain Challenges of Machine LearningInsufficient Quantity of Training DataNonrepresentative Training DataPoor-Quality DataIrrelevant FeaturesOverfitting the Training DataUnderfitting the Training DataStepping BackTesting and ValidatingHyperparameter Tuning and Model SelectionData MismatchExercises
Working with Real DataLook at the Big PictureFrame the ProblemSelect a Performance MeasureCheck the AssumptionsGet the DataCreate the WorkspaceDownload the DataTake a Quick Look at the Data StructureCreate a Test SetDiscover and Visualize the Data to Gain InsightsVisualizing Geographical DataLooking for CorrelationsExperimenting with Attribute CombinationsPrepare the Data for Machine Learning AlgorithmsData CleaningHandling Text and Categorical AttributesCustom TransformersFeature ScalingTransformation PipelinesSelect and Train a ModelTraining and Evaluating on the Training SetBetter Evaluation Using Cross-ValidationFine-Tune Your ModelGrid SearchRandomized SearchEnsemble MethodsAnalyze the Best Models and Their ErrorsEvaluate Your System on the Test SetLaunch, Monitor, and Maintain Your SystemTry It Out!Exercises
MNISTTraining a Binary ClassifierPerformance MeasuresMeasuring Accuracy Using Cross-ValidationConfusion MatrixPrecision and RecallPrecision/Recall Trade-offThe ROC CurveMulticlass ClassificationError AnalysisMultilabel ClassificationMultioutput ClassificationExercises
Linear RegressionThe Normal EquationComputational ComplexityGradient DescentBatch Gradient DescentStochastic Gradient DescentMini-batch Gradient DescentPolynomial RegressionLearning CurvesRegularized Linear ModelsRidge RegressionLasso RegressionElastic NetEarly StoppingLogistic RegressionEstimating ProbabilitiesTraining and Cost FunctionDecision BoundariesSoftmax RegressionExercises
Linear SVM ClassificationSoft Margin ClassificationNonlinear SVM ClassificationPolynomial KernelSimilarity FeaturesGaussian RBF KernelComputational ComplexitySVM RegressionUnder the HoodDecision Function and PredictionsTraining ObjectiveQuadratic ProgrammingThe Dual ProblemKernelized SVMsOnline SVMsExercises
Training and Visualizing a Decision TreeMaking PredictionsEstimating Class ProbabilitiesThe CART Training AlgorithmComputational ComplexityGini Impurity or Entropy?Regularization HyperparametersRegressionInstabilityExercises
Voting ClassifiersBagging and PastingBagging and Pasting in Scikit-LearnOut-of-Bag EvaluationRandom Patches and Random SubspacesRandom ForestsExtra-TreesFeature ImportanceBoostingAdaBoostGradient BoostingStackingExercises
The Curse of DimensionalityMain Approaches for Dimensionality ReductionProjectionManifold LearningPCAPreserving the VariancePrincipal ComponentsProjecting Down to d DimensionsUsing Scikit-LearnExplained Variance RatioChoosing the Right Number of DimensionsPCA for CompressionRandomized PCAIncremental PCAKernel PCASelecting a Kernel and Tuning HyperparametersLLEOther Dimensionality Reduction TechniquesExercises

ClusteringK-MeansLimits of K-MeansUsing Clustering for Image SegmentationUsing Clustering for PreprocessingUsing Clustering for Semi-Supervised LearningDBSCANOther Clustering AlgorithmsGaussian MixturesAnomaly Detection Using Gaussian MixturesSelecting the Number of ClustersBayesian Gaussian Mixture ModelsOther Algorithms for Anomaly and Novelty DetectionExercises
From Biological to Artificial NeuronsBiological NeuronsLogical Computations with NeuronsThe PerceptronThe Multilayer Perceptron and BackpropagationRegression MLPsClassification MLPsImplementing MLPs with KerasInstalling TensorFlow 2Building an Image Classifier Using the Sequential APIBuilding a Regression MLP Using the Sequential APIBuilding Complex Models Using the Functional APIUsing the Subclassing API to Build Dynamic ModelsSaving and Restoring a ModelUsing CallbacksUsing TensorBoard for VisualizationFine-Tuning Neural Network HyperparametersNumber of Hidden LayersNumber of Neurons per Hidden LayerLearning Rate, Batch Size, and Other HyperparametersExercises
The Vanishing/Exploding Gradients ProblemsGlorot and He InitializationNonsaturating Activation FunctionsBatch NormalizationGradient ClippingReusing Pretrained LayersTransfer Learning with KerasUnsupervised PretrainingPretraining on an Auxiliary TaskFaster OptimizersMomentum OptimizationNesterov Accelerated GradientAdaGradRMSPropAdam and Nadam OptimizationLearning Rate SchedulingAvoiding Overfitting Through Regularizationℓ1 and ℓ2 RegularizationDropoutMonte Carlo (MC) DropoutMax-Norm RegularizationSummary and Practical GuidelinesExercises
A Quick Tour of TensorFlowUsing TensorFlow like NumPyTensors and OperationsTensors and NumPyType ConversionsVariablesOther Data StructuresCustomizing Models and Training AlgorithmsCustom Loss FunctionsSaving and Loading Models That Contain Custom ComponentsCustom Activation Functions, Initializers, Regularizers, and ConstraintsCustom MetricsCustom LayersCustom ModelsLosses and Metrics Based on Model InternalsComputing Gradients Using AutodiffCustom Training LoopsTensorFlow Functions and GraphsAutoGraph and TracingTF Function RulesExercises
The Data APIChaining TransformationsShuffling the DataPreprocessing the DataPutting Everything TogetherPrefetchingUsing the Dataset with tf.kerasThe TFRecord FormatCompressed TFRecord FilesA Brief Introduction to Protocol BuffersTensorFlow ProtobufsLoading and Parsing ExamplesHandling Lists of Lists Using the SequenceExample ProtobufPreprocessing the Input FeaturesEncoding Categorical Features Using One-Hot VectorsEncoding Categorical Features Using EmbeddingsKeras Preprocessing LayersTF TransformThe TensorFlow Datasets (TFDS) ProjectExercises
The Architecture of the Visual CortexConvolutional LayersFiltersStacking Multiple Feature MapsTensorFlow ImplementationMemory RequirementsPooling LayersTensorFlow ImplementationCNN ArchitecturesLeNet-5AlexNetGoogLeNetVGGNetResNetXceptionSENetImplementing a ResNet-34 CNN Using KerasUsing Pretrained Models from KerasPretrained Models for Transfer LearningClassification and LocalizationObject DetectionFully Convolutional NetworksYou Only Look Once (YOLO)Semantic SegmentationExercises
Recurrent Neurons and LayersMemory CellsInput and Output SequencesTraining RNNsForecasting a Time SeriesBaseline MetricsImplementing a Simple RNNDeep RNNsForecasting Several Time Steps AheadHandling Long SequencesFighting the Unstable Gradients ProblemTackling the Short-Term Memory ProblemExercises
Generating Shakespearean Text Using a Character RNNCreating the Training DatasetHow to Split a Sequential DatasetChopping the Sequential Dataset into Multiple WindowsBuilding and Training the Char-RNN ModelUsing the Char-RNN ModelGenerating Fake Shakespearean TextStateful RNNSentiment AnalysisMaskingReusing Pretrained EmbeddingsAn Encoder–Decoder Network for Neural Machine TranslationBidirectional RNNsBeam SearchAttention MechanismsVisual AttentionAttention Is All You Need: The Transformer ArchitectureRecent Innovations in Language ModelsExercises
Efficient Data RepresentationsPerforming PCA with an Undercomplete Linear AutoencoderStacked AutoencodersImplementing a Stacked Autoencoder Using KerasVisualizing the ReconstructionsVisualizing the Fashion MNIST DatasetUnsupervised Pretraining Using Stacked AutoencodersTying WeightsTraining One Autoencoder at a TimeConvolutional AutoencodersRecurrent AutoencodersDenoising AutoencodersSparse AutoencodersVariational AutoencodersGenerating Fashion MNIST ImagesGenerative Adversarial NetworksThe Difficulties of Training GANsDeep Convolutional GANsProgressive Growing of GANsStyleGANsExercises
Learning to Optimize RewardsPolicy SearchIntroduction to OpenAI GymNeural Network PoliciesEvaluating Actions: The Credit Assignment ProblemPolicy GradientsMarkov Decision ProcessesTemporal Difference LearningQ-LearningExploration PoliciesApproximate Q-Learning and Deep Q-LearningImplementing Deep Q-LearningDeep Q-Learning VariantsFixed Q-Value TargetsDouble DQNPrioritized Experience ReplayDueling DQNThe TF-Agents LibraryInstalling TF-AgentsTF-Agents EnvironmentsEnvironment SpecificationsEnvironment Wrappers and Atari PreprocessingTraining ArchitectureCreating the Deep Q-NetworkCreating the DQN AgentCreating the Replay Buffer and the Corresponding ObserverCreating Training MetricsCreating the Collect DriverCreating the DatasetCreating the Training LoopOverview of Some Popular RL AlgorithmsExercises
Serving a TensorFlow ModelUsing TensorFlow ServingCreating a Prediction Service on GCP AI PlatformUsing the Prediction ServiceDeploying a Model to a Mobile or Embedded DeviceUsing GPUs to Speed Up ComputationsGetting Your Own GPUUsing a GPU-Equipped Virtual MachineColaboratoryManaging the GPU RAMPlacing Operations and Variables on DevicesParallel Execution Across Multiple DevicesTraining Models Across Multiple DevicesModel ParallelismData ParallelismTraining at Scale Using the Distribution Strategies APITraining a Model on a TensorFlow ClusterRunning Large Training Jobs on Google Cloud AI PlatformBlack Box Hyperparameter Tuning on AI PlatformExercisesThank You!
Chapter 1: The Machine Learning LandscapeChapter 2: End-to-End Machine Learning ProjectChapter 3: ClassificationChapter 4: Training ModelsChapter 5: Support Vector MachinesChapter 6: Decision TreesChapter 7: Ensemble Learning and Random ForestsChapter 8: Dimensionality ReductionChapter 9: Unsupervised Learning TechniquesChapter 10: Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks with KerasChapter 11: Training Deep Neural NetworksChapter 12: Custom Models and Training with TensorFlowChapter 13: Loading and Preprocessing Data with TensorFlowChapter 14: Deep Computer Vision Using Convolutional Neural NetworksChapter 15: Processing Sequences Using RNNs and CNNsChapter 16: Natural Language Processing with RNNs and AttentionChapter 17: Representation Learning and Generative Learning Using Autoencoders and GANsChapter 18: Reinforcement LearningChapter 19: Training and Deploying TensorFlow Models at Scale
Frame the Problem and Look at the Big PictureGet the DataExplore the DataPrepare the DataShortlist Promising ModelsFine-Tune the SystemPresent Your SolutionLaunch!
Manual DifferentiationFinite Difference ApproximationForward-Mode AutodiffReverse-Mode Autodiff
Hopfield NetworksBoltzmann MachinesRestricted Boltzmann MachinesDeep Belief NetsSelf-Organizing Maps
StringsRagged TensorsSparse TensorsTensor ArraysSetsQueues
TF Functions and Concrete FunctionsExploring Function Definitions and GraphsA Closer Look at TracingUsing AutoGraph to Capture Control FlowHandling Variables and Other Resources in TF FunctionsUsing TF Functions with tf.keras (or Not)

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Chapter 13. Loading and Preprocessing Data with TensorFlow

So far we have used only datasets that fit in memory, but Deep Learning systems are often trained on very large datasets that will not fit in RAM. Ingesting a large dataset and preprocessing it efficiently can be tricky to implement with other Deep Learning libraries, but TensorFlow makes it easy thanks to the Data API: you just create a dataset object, and tell it where to get the data and how to transform it. TensorFlow takes care of all the implementation details, such as multithreading, queuing, batching, and prefetching. Moreover, the Data API works seamlessly with tf.keras!

Off the shelf, the Data API can read from text files (such as CSV files), binary files with fixed-size records, and binary files that use TensorFlow’s TFRecord format, which supports records of varying sizes. TFRecord is a flexible and efficient binary format usually containing protocol buffers (an open source binary format). The Data API also has support for reading from SQL databases. Moreover, many open source extensions are available to read from all sorts of data sources, such as Google’s BigQuery service.

Reading huge datasets efficiently is not the only difficulty: the data also needs to be preprocessed, usually normalized. Moreover, it is not always composed strictly of convenient numerical fields: there may be text features, categorical features, and so on. These need to be encoded, for example using one-hot encoding, bag-of-words encoding, ...