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Assignment CMPUT811

Goal

To explore deep learning via hands on exercise. To try out deep learning on a new dataset.

Overview

• you will pose a deep learning solution for another problem
• you will import or generate data for that problem
• you will try 3 different deep learning architectures on your problem
• you will write a short report about your endeavour.
• you will commit both the report and the source code to a git repository
• you will host that repository on github
• you will share with the instructor the URI of that github repo e.g. https://github.com/abramhindle/theanets-tutorial

Deliverables

• 1 Github Repo URI that contains within it
  • 1 derivative program that imports your data set and sets up a deep learning network to train, validate, and test on your dataset.
    • your program will explore 3 different architectures
      • each architecture should differ in the number of layers and in the number of neurons
  • 1 sample dataset if it is less than 100mb
    • or the script to generate it
  • 1 PDF or Markdown Report
    • 1 description of your data set
      • include source code if you generate it
      • instructions how to get the dataset or generate it
    • 1 description of your problem
    • 1 description of you condition your inputs
    • 1 description of your interpret your outputs
    • 1 description of performance of each architecture on the deep learning task. Describe accuracy and TP, TN, FP, FN.
    • 1 discussion whereby you suggest possible ways of improving the result
    • 1 summary

Rubric

10 marks:

• 20% Dataset generation / import
• 50% Project Report
• 30% Program

Each component is rated as Unsatisfactory, Poor, Satisfactory, Good, Excellent.

Clarifications

• If you have more than 4 pages then you're probably writing way too much.

• I expect about 1-2 pages.

• You can modify my data-generators. But it has to be distinct and different.

• You are free to use other source code as long as the licenses are compatible and you have permission and you can cite it.

• The deliverable will be in a github repo

• The only text you submit will be the url to your github repository

• You github repo will contain your source code and report

• You may fork the theanets-tutorial from https://github.com/abramhindle/theanets-tutorial

• You will cite all sources -- for code and for writing.