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  1. Overview of neural networks and deep learning
    • The concept of Machine Learning (ML)
    • The necessity of neural networks and deep learning
    • Selecting appropriate networks for different problems and data types
    • Training and validating neural networks
    • Comparing logistic regression with neural networks
  2. Neural Networks
    • Biological inspirations for neural networks
    • Neural Network fundamentals – Neurons, Perceptrons, and MLP (Multilayer Perceptron)
    • Training MLP – The backpropagation algorithm
    • Activation functions – Linear, Sigmoid, Tanh, Softmax
    • Loss functions suitable for forecasting and classification
    • Key parameters – Learning rate, regularization, momentum
    • Building neural networks in Python
    • Evaluating neural network performance in Python
  3. Basics of Deep Networks
    • What is deep learning?
    • Architecture of Deep Networks – Parameters, Layers, Activation Functions, Loss Functions, Solvers
    • Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs)
    • Autoencoders
  4. Deep Network Architectures
    • Deep Belief Networks (DBN) – Architecture and applications
    • Autoencoders
    • Restricted Boltzmann Machines
    • Convolutional Neural Networks
    • Recursive Neural Networks
    • Recurrent Neural Networks
  5. Overview of available Python libraries and interfaces
    • Caffe
    • Theano
    • TensorFlow
    • Keras
    • MxNet
    • Selecting the appropriate library for a specific problem
  6. Building deep networks in Python
    • Choosing the right architecture for a given problem
    • Hybrid deep networks
    • Training networks – Selecting appropriate libraries and defining architecture
    • Tuning networks – Initialization, activation functions, loss functions, optimization methods
    • Avoiding overfitting – Detecting overfitting issues in deep networks and applying regularization
    • Evaluating deep networks
  7. Case studies in Python
    • Image recognition using CNNs
    • Anomaly detection with Autoencoders
    • Time series forecasting with RNNs
    • Dimensionality reduction using Autoencoders
    • Classification using RBMs

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Familiarity with machine learning concepts, systems architecture, and programming languages is advantageous.

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