DS4440 (Modern Neural Networks) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Presents a hands-on introduction to modern neural network (deep learning) methods and tools. Covers fundamentals of neural networks, including stochastic gradient descent and backpropagation. Introduces standard and new architectures from simple feedforward networks to generative recurrent and state-of-the-art transformer architectures. Emphasizes using these technologies in practice, via modern toolkits. Reviews applications of these models to various types of data, including images and text.
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