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SUMMARY:Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, participants will dive into the fascinating 
 world of neural networks. Neural networks have emerged as powerful models 
 for solving complex and nonlinear problems. This workshop begins with an 
 introduction to neural networks\, covering their architecture\, activation 
 functions\, and training algorithms. Participants will gain insights into 
 how neural networks can effectively capture and learn complex patterns in 
 images\, making them ideal for tasks like recognizing digits. They will 
 also learn about the importance of preprocessing techniques and 
 streamlining the preprocessing\, training\, and evaluation steps through 
 pipelines. By the end of this workshop\, participants will have a solid 
 foundation in neural networks and the ability to build robust pipelines 
 using Scikit-learn.\n\n \n\nIn this workshop\, we will use cloud-based 
 platforms\, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure 
 that you have a Google Colaboratory (https://colab.research.google.com/) 
 account. This workshop will involve hands-on exercises that require the use 
 of programming tools and libraries commonly used in machine learning\, such 
 as Python and Scikit-learn. As such\, prior familiarity with Python 
 programming is recommended for participants to fully benefit from the 
 practical component of the workshop.\n\n \n\nView other upcoming Digital 
 Scholarship workshops.\n\n \n\nLocation 
 Details\n\n\n	Location:\n	*ONLINE*\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, 
 concerns\, or accessibility needs please email eka.grguric@ubc.ca.\n\nTo 
 keep up-to-date with all of the workshops\, consults\, and events subscribe 
 to the UBC Library Research Commons monthly newsletter.\n\nThis event is 
 online. Registrants receive the link 24 hours before the event. 
 Registration closes at the same time.
ORGANIZER;CN="Eka Grguric":MAILTO:eka.grguric@ubc.ca
CATEGORIES:Digital Scholarship, Research Commons
CONTACT;CN="Eka Grguric":MAILTO:eka.grguric@ubc.ca
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