Nikhil Buduma是Remedy的联合创始人和首席科学家,该公司位于美国旧金山,旨在建立数据驱动为主的健康管理新系统。16岁时,他在圣何塞州立大学管理过一个药物发现实验室,为资源受限的社区研发新颖而低成本的筛查方法。到了19岁,他是国际生物学奥林匹克竞赛的两枚金牌获得者。随后加入MIT,在那里他专注于开发大规模数据系统以影响健康服务、精神健康和医药研究。在MIT,他联合创立了Lean On Me,一家全国性的非营利组织,提供匿名短信热线在大学校园内实现有效的一对一支持,并运用数据来积极影响身心健康。如今,Nikhil通过他的风投基金QVenture Partners投资硬科技和数据公司,还为Milwaukee Brewers篮球队管理一支数据分析团队。
目录
Preface
1. The Neural Network
Building Intelligent Machines
The Limits of Traditional Computer Programs
The Mechanics of Machine Learning
The Neuron
Expressing Linear Perceptrons as Neurons
Feed-Forward Neural Networks
Linear Neurons and Their Limitations
Sigmoid, Tanh, and ReLU Neurons
Softmax Output Layers
Looking Forward
2. Training Feed-Forward Neural Networks
The Fast-Food Problem
Gradient Descent
The Delta Rule and Learning Rates
Gradient Descent with Sigmoidal Neurons
The Backpropagation Algorithm
Stochastic and Minibatch Gradient Descent
Test Sets, Validation Sets, and Overfitting
Preventing Overfitting in Deep Neural Networks
Summary
3. Implementing Neural Networks in TensorFIow
What Is TensorFlow?
How Does TensorFlow Compare to Alternatives?
Installing TensorFlow
Creating and Manipulating TensorFlow Variables
TensorFlow Operations
Placeholder Tensors
Sessions in TensorFlow
Navigating Variable Scopes and Sharing Variables
Managing Models over the CPU and GPU
Specifying the Logistic Regression Model in TensorFlow
Logging and Training the Logistic Regression Model
Leveraging TensorBoard to Visualize Computation Graphs and Learning
Building a Multilayer Model for MNIST in TensorFlow
Summary
4. Beyond Gradient Descent
The Challenges with Gradient Descent
Local Minima in the Error Surfaces of Deep Networks
Model Identifiability
How Pesky Are Spurious Local Minima in Deep Networks?
Flat Regions in the Error Surface
When the Gradient Points in the Wrong Direction
Momentum-Based Optimization
A Brief View of Second-Order Methods
Learning Rate Adaptation
AdaGrad--Accumulating Historical Gradients
RMSProp--Exponentially Weighted Moving Average of Gradients
Adam--Combining Momentum and RMSProp