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1) Basics of Machine Learning and Deep Learning
a) Foundational Mathematics
➢ Linear Algebra: Matrices, Vectors, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors
➢ Calculus: Derivatives, Integrals, Partial Derivatives
➢ Probability and Statistics: Distributions, Bayesian Probability
b) Basic Machine Learning Concepts
➢ Supervised vs. Unsupervised Learning
➢ Regression and Classification Algorithms
➢ Model Evaluation Metrics: Accuracy, Precision, Recall, F1-Score
c) 1.3. Introduction to Neural Networks
➢ Perceptron, Activation Functions
➢ Feedforward Neural Networks
➢ Backpropagation and Gradient Descent
2) Deep Learning Fundamentals
a) Deep Learning Libraries
➢ TensorFlow / PyTorch
➢ Keras (High-level API for TensorFlow)
b) Core Concepts
➢ Neural Network Architectures: MLP, CNN, RNN
➢ Training Techniques: Batch Normalization, Dropout
➢ Hyperparameter Tuning: Learning Rate, Epochs, Batch Size
3) Advanced Neural Networks
a) Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
➢ Convolutional Layers, Pooling Layers
➢ Architectures: LeNet, AlexNet, VGG, Inception, ResNet
b) Training and Optimization
➢ Data Augmentation
➢ Transfer Learning: Fine-tuning Pretrained Models
➢ Advanced Optimization Techniques: Adam, RMSProp
4) Computer Vision Specialization
a) Image Processing Fundamentals
➢ Basic Image Operations: Filtering, Edge Detection
➢ Color Spaces: RGB, HSV
b) Classical Computer Vision
➢ Feature Detection: SIFT, SURF, ORB
➢ Image Segmentation: Thresholding, Contour Detection
c) Deep Learning for CV
➢ Object Detection: R-CNN, Fast R-CNN, Faster R-CNN, YOLO, SSD
➢ Image Segmentation: FCN, U-Net, Mask R-CNN
➢ Image Generation: GANs, Variational Autoencoders
5) Practical Projects
a) Beginner Projects
➢ Image Classification: CIFAR-10, MNIST
➢ Simple Object Detection: Cats vs. Dogs
b) Intermediate Projects
➢ Advanced Object Detection: COCO Dataset
➢ Image Segmentation: Cityscapes Dataset
c) Advanced Projects
➢ Real-time Object Detection: YOLO on a Custom Dataset
➢ Semantic Segmentation: Custom Data with U-Net
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➢ GANs: Image Style Transfer, DeepFakes
6) Research and Development
a) Keeping Up-to-Date
➢ Reading Research Papers: arXiv, Google Scholar
➢ Following Conferences: CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS
b) Contributions
➢ Open Source Projects: Contributing to Libraries and Frameworks
➢ Publishing Papers: Writing and Submitting Research Papers
Resources
i) Books
▪ "Deep Learning" by Ian Goodfellow, Yoshua Bengio, and Aaron Courville
▪ "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Christopher Bishop
ii) Online Courses
▪ Andrew Ng's Machine Learning Course (Coursera)
▪ Deep Learning Specialization (Coursera)
▪ Fast.ai Deep Learning Course
iii) Tools
▪ Google Colab for free GPU access
▪ Kaggle for datasets and competitions
