Explores the history, models, training, convergence, and limitations of neural networks, including the backpropagation algorithm and universal approximation.
Covers Convolutional Neural Networks, including layers, training strategies, standard architectures, tasks like semantic segmentation, and deep learning tricks.
Covers photonic extreme learning machines and reservoir computing, focusing on their architectures, programming techniques, and applications in optical computing.
Introduces feed-forward networks, covering neural network structure, training, activation functions, and optimization, with applications in forecasting and finance.