Math and Architectures of Deep Learning

11 Neural networks for image classification and object detection

This chapter covers

• Using deeper neural networks for image classification and object detection
• Understanding convolutional neural networks and other deep neural network architectures
• Correcting imbalances in neural networks

If a human is shown the image in figure 11.1, they can instantly recognize the objects in it, categorizing them as a bird, a plane, and Superman. In image classification, we want to impart this capability to computers—the ability to recognize objects in an image and classify them into one or more known and predetermined categories. Apart from identifying the object categories, we can also identify the location of the objects in the image. An object’s location ...