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Deep Learning Resources

A resource directory for the Deep Learning module: deep training, CNNs, sequence models, attention, Transformers, generative models, foundation models and deployment references.

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Deep training & efficiency

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Architecture families

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Representation & generation

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Deep Training & Computer Vision

Chapter 1 — Deep Learning Foundations

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Chapter 2 — Training Deep Neural Networks

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Chapter 3 — Convolutional Neural Networks

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Chapter 4 — Advanced Computer Vision

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Sequence Models, Attention & Transformers

Chapter 5 — Recurrent Neural Networks

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Chapter 6 — LSTM and GRU Architectures

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Chapter 7 — Attention Mechanisms

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Chapter 8 — Transformers

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Representations, Generative & Foundation Models

Chapter 9 — Transfer Learning, Embeddings and Representation Learning

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Chapter 10 — Deep Generative Models

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Chapter 11 — Foundation Models, Large Language Models and Multimodal AI

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Deployment, Efficiency & Responsible Deep Learning

Chapter 12 — Deployment, Efficiency, Responsible Deep Learning and Capstone

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Deep Learning Resources: reference resources, why each is useful, and where it supports the curriculum.
ResourceWhy it is usefulUsed in
Deep Learning — Goodfellow, Bengio & CourvilleBroad deep-learning theory referenceChapter 1
PyTorch DocumentationFramework reference for training and deployment examplesChapters 1–12
Deep Residual Learning for Image RecognitionResidual-network architecture and deep visionChapters 1–3
Attention Is All You NeedTransformer architecture and self-attentionChapters 7–8
BERTBidirectional Transformer pre-trainingChapter 8
Retrieval-Augmented GenerationRetrieval-connected language-model systemsChapter 11
LoRAParameter-efficient model adaptationChapters 9, 11
Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic ModelsDiffusion-based generative modellingChapter 10
NIST AI Risk Management FrameworkResponsible deployment and risk-management referenceChapter 12

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