Neural Networks in Machine Learning11 (1)
Neural Networks in Machine Learning11 (1)
Networks in
Machine
Learning
Dive into the powerful world of neural networks, the core building blocks
of modern machine learning. Explore their structure, activation
functions, and applications that are transforming diverse industries.
by Kshatriy Singhaniya
What is a Neural
Network?
Inspired by the Interconnected
Brain Nodes
Neural networks are inspired They are composed of
by the biological neural interconnected nodes, or
networks in the human brain, neurons, that can transmit
mimicking the way neurons signals to other neurons,
process and transmit allowing the network to learn
information. and make predictions.
The input layer receives the raw data The hidden layers are where the The output layer produces the final
that the network will process. network learns and extracts features predictions or classifications based on
from the input data. the network's learning.
Activation Functions
1 Sigmoid 2 ReLU
Converts any input value to Rectified Linear Unit, a
a probability between 0 and simple and effective
1, useful for binary activation function that
classification tasks. introduces non-linearity.
3 Tanh 4 Softmax
Produces outputs in the Converts output values into
range -1 to 1, useful for probabilities, suitable for
better gradient flow during multi-class classification
training. problems.
Feedforward Neural
Networks
1 Input
Data is fed into the input layer of the network.
2 Forward Propagation
The data flows through the hidden layers, with each layer
applying a transformation to the input.
3 Output
The final output is produced by the output layer,
representing the network's prediction or classification.
Backpropagation
Algorithm
Forward Pass
The network makes a prediction based on the input data.
Error Calculation
The error between the prediction and the true label is
calculated.
Backpropagation
The error is propagated backwards through the network,
adjusting the weights and biases to minimize the error.
Iterative Training
The process is repeated for many iterations, allowing the
network to learn and improve its performance.
Convolutional Neural Networks
Convolutional Layers Pooling Layers Fully Connected Layers
These layers apply a set of learnable Pooling layers reduce the spatial
filters to the input, extracting local dimensions of the feature maps, The final layers of the network are
features and patterns. making the network more robust to fully connected, aggregating the
small variations. extracted features to make the final
prediction.
Recurrent Neural Networks
Output Prediction
Sequential Input The network generates an output prediction at each time
Recurrent neural networks are designed to process step, based on the current input and the hidden state.
sequential data, such as text or time series.
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Hidden State
The hidden state of the network is updated at each time
step, allowing it to maintain a memory of previous inputs.
Advantages of Neural
Networks
Powerful Learning Flexibility
They can be applied to a wide
Neural networks can learn range of tasks, from image
complex patterns and recognition to natural
relationships in data, often language processing and
outperforming traditional beyond.
machine learning algorithms.
Scalability Adaptability
Neural networks can be Neural networks can be fine-
trained on large datasets and tuned and retrained to adapt
can scale to handle increasing to new data and tasks, making
amounts of data and them highly versatile.
complexity.
Applications of Neural Networks