Sep 21, 2021Predicting Time Series and Completing Drawings with TransformersPredicting time series data can be hard. Predicting multivariate time series data is definitely hard. Predicting multivariate time series data where different variables are different types of data presents a unique and interesting challenge, one that myself and a partner recently attempted with great results. Part of what makes multivariate…Transformers9 min readTransformers9 min read
May 15, 2021Time Series Forecasting: Predicting Bitcoin Prices with Machine LearningTime series data is just what it sounds like: a stream of data across time. A simple example might be rainfall per time period (year, week, etc), another would be sales per quarter in a business, later we’ll be looking at bitcoin prices over time. …Machine Learning8 min readMachine Learning8 min read
Feb 20, 2021Transfer learning to generalize with DenseNetAbstract: Transfer learning can be a powerful tool when looking to train a neural network for a new purpose while taking advantage of previously trained networks or network weights. Transfer learning is accomplished by using a pre-trained neural network model and freezing most of those layers and weights in place, then…Transfer Learning8 min readTransfer Learning8 min read
Jan 25, 2021Neural Networks: Overfitting and RegularizationCongratulations, you made a neural network! Now you can train it and use it to classify stuff. If you used a popular course you likely made one that classifies handwritten digits as numbers, maybe you made one that determines if a picture is a cat or dog, real useful stuff…Neural Networks10 min readNeural Networks10 min read
Aug 24, 2020The Internet of Things: Inevitable Future, or Dystopian Outcome?I have a neighbor who’s a lawn guy. You can imagine the type. Moved from the city, now that he’s retired and has a yard there’s nothing he cares about more. I didn’t know how many times one guy could mow his lawn in a week (apparently a lot). I…Internet Of Things7 min readInternet Of Things7 min read
Aug 23, 2020That Bar at the Top of Your Browser: a Peek Under the Hood of the Internet.There’s probably nothing in the modern world that more people use without understanding than the internet. Even something as simple as entering an address into the address bar in a browser is much more complicated than it first appears. So what really happens when you type an address, say https://www.holbertonschool.com…Https7 min readHttps7 min read