Ultimate Machine Learning with ML.NET:


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TAGLINE “Empower Your .NET Journey with Machine Learning” KEY FEATURES ● Step-by-step guidance to help you navigate through various machine learning tasks and techniques with ML.NET. ● Explore all aspects of ML.NET, from installation and configuration to model deployment. ● Engage in practical exercises and real-world projects to solidify your understanding. ● Learn how to optimize, tune, and interpret your ML.NET models for maximum accuracy and performance. DESCRIPTION Dive into the world of machine learning for data-driven insights and seamless integration in .NET applications with the Ultimate Machine Learning with ML.NET. The book begins with foundations of ML.NET and seamlessly transitions into practical guidance on installing and configuring it using essential tools like Model Builder and the command-line interface. Next, it dives into the heart of machine learning tasks using ML.NET, exploring classification, regression, and clustering with its versatile functionalities. It will delve deep into the process of selecting and fine-tuning algorithms to achieve optimal performance and accuracy. You will gain valuable insights into inspecting and interpreting ML.NET models, ensuring they meet your expectations and deliver reliable results. It will teach you efficient methods for saving, loading, and sharing your models across projects, facilitating seamless collaboration and reuse. The final section of the book covers advanced techniques for optimizing model accuracy and refining performance. You will be able to deploy your ML.NET models using Azure Functions and Web API, empowering you to integrate machine learning solutions seamlessly into real-world applications. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Understand the basics of ML.NET and its capabilities in the machine learning landscape. ● Gain practical experience with the ML.NET Model Builder and command-line interface (CLI) to efficiently create models. ● Understand how to choose the most suitable algorithms and fine-tune them for optimal performance within ML.NET. ● Acquire knowledge on saving and loading ML.NET models, making them reusable and shareable across different projects. ● Delve into advanced strategies for enhancing the accuracy of your ML.NET models. ● Discover how to deploy ML.NET models using Azure Functions and Web API, enabling real-world application integration and scalability. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is tailored for professionals and enthusiasts such as software developers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers who want to build and deploy machine learning models within the .NET ecosystem. IT professionals and technical leads overseeing machine learning projects in a .NET environment will also find this book valuable. Readers should have basic programming knowledge and a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to ML.NET 2. Installing and Configuring ML.NET 3. ML.NET Model Builder and CLI 4. Collecting and Preparing Data for ML.NET 5. Machine Learning Tasks in ML.NET 6. Choosing and Tuning Machine Learning Algorithms in ML.NET 7. Inspecting and Interpreting ML.NET Models 8. Saving and Loading Models in ML.Net 9. Optimizing ML.NET Models for Accuracy 10. Deploying ML.NET Models with Azure Functions and Web API Index




Hands-On Machine Learning with ML.NET


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Create, train, and evaluate various machine learning models such as regression, classification, and clustering using ML.NET, Entity Framework, and ASP.NET Core Key FeaturesGet well-versed with the ML.NET framework and its components and APIs using practical examplesLearn how to build, train, and evaluate popular machine learning algorithms with ML.NET offeringsExtend your existing machine learning models by integrating with TensorFlow and other librariesBook Description Machine learning (ML) is widely used in many industries such as science, healthcare, and research and its popularity is only growing. In March 2018, Microsoft introduced ML.NET to help .NET enthusiasts in working with ML. With this book, you’ll explore how to build ML.NET applications with the various ML models available using C# code. The book starts by giving you an overview of ML and the types of ML algorithms used, along with covering what ML.NET is and why you need it to build ML apps. You’ll then explore the ML.NET framework, its components, and APIs. The book will serve as a practical guide to helping you build smart apps using the ML.NET library. You’ll gradually become well versed in how to implement ML algorithms such as regression, classification, and clustering with real-world examples and datasets. Each chapter will cover the practical implementation, showing you how to implement ML within .NET applications. You’ll also learn to integrate TensorFlow in ML.NET applications. Later you’ll discover how to store the regression model housing price prediction result to the database and display the real-time predicted results from the database on your web application using ASP.NET Core Blazor and SignalR. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to confidently perform basic to advanced-level machine learning tasks in ML.NET. What you will learnUnderstand the framework, components, and APIs of ML.NET using C#Develop regression models using ML.NET for employee attrition and file classificationEvaluate classification models for sentiment prediction of restaurant reviewsWork with clustering models for file type classificationsUse anomaly detection to find anomalies in both network traffic and login historyWork with ASP.NET Core Blazor to create an ML.NET enabled web applicationIntegrate pre-trained TensorFlow and ONNX models in a WPF ML.NET application for image classification and object detectionWho this book is for If you are a .NET developer who wants to implement machine learning models using ML.NET, then this book is for you. This book will also be beneficial for data scientists and machine learning developers who are looking for effective tools to implement various machine learning algorithms. A basic understanding of C# or .NET is mandatory to grasp the concepts covered in this book effectively.




Programming ML.NET


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The expert guide to creating production machine learning solutions with ML.NET! ML.NET brings the power of machine learning to all .NET developers— and Programming ML.NET helps you apply it in real production solutions. Modeled on Dino Esposito's best-selling Programming ASP.NET, this book takes the same scenario-based approach Microsoft's team used to build ML.NET itself. After a foundational overview of ML.NET's libraries, the authors illuminate mini-frameworks (“ML Tasks”) for regression, classification, ranking, anomaly detection, and more. For each ML Task, they offer insights for overcoming common real-world challenges. Finally, going far beyond shallow learning, the authors thoroughly introduce ML.NET neural networking. They present a complete example application demonstrating advanced Microsoft Azure cognitive services and a handmade custom Keras network— showing how to leverage popular Python tools within .NET. 14-time Microsoft MVP Dino Esposito and son Francesco Esposito show how to: Build smarter machine learning solutions that are closer to your user's needs See how ML.NET instantiates the classic ML pipeline, and simplifies common scenarios such as sentiment analysis, fraud detection, and price prediction Implement data processing and training, and “productionize” machine learning–based software solutions Move from basic prediction to more complex tasks, including categorization, anomaly detection, recommendations, and image classification Perform both binary and multiclass classification Use clustering and unsupervised learning to organize data into homogeneous groups Spot outliers to detect suspicious behavior, fraud, failing equipment, or other issues Make the most of ML.NET's powerful, flexible forecasting capabilities Implement the related functions of ranking, recommendation, and collaborative filtering Quickly build image classification solutions with ML.NET transfer learning Move to deep learning when standard algorithms and shallow learning aren't enough “Buy” neural networking via the Azure Cognitive Services API, or explore building your own with Keras and TensorFlow




Deep Learning with C#, .Net and Kelp.Net


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Get hands on with Kelp.Net, Microsoft's latest Deep Learning frameworkKey features Deep Learning Basics The ultimate Kelp.Net reference guide Develop state of the art deep learning applications C# deep learning code Develop advanced deep learning models with minimal code Develop your own advanced deep learning models Loading and Saving Deep Learning Models Comprehensive Kelp.Net reference Sample Deep Learning Models and Tests penCL Reference Easily add deep learning to your applications Many sample models and tests Intuitive and user friendly Description Deep Learning with Kelp.Net is the ultimate reference for C# .Net developers who are passionate about deep learning. Readers will learn all the skills necessary to develop powerful, scalable and flexible deep learning models from a fluid and easy to use API. Upon completing the book the reader will have all the tools necessary to add powerful deep learning capabilities to their new or existing applications.What will you learn In-depth knowledge of Kelp.Net How to develop deep learning models C# deep learning programming Open-Computing Language (OpenCL) Loading and saving deep learning models How to develop and use activation functions How to test deep learning modelsWho this book is for This book targets C# .Net developers who are passionate about deep learning yet want to do so from an easy and intuitive API.Table of contents1. Introduction2. ML/DL Terms and Concepts3. Deep Instrumentation4. Kelp.Net Reference5. Loading and Saving Models6. Model Testing and Training7. Sample Deep Learning Tests8. Creating Your Own Deep Learning Tests9. Appendix A: Evaluation Metrics10. Appendix B: OpenCL About the authorMatt R. Cole is a seasoned developer and published author with over 30 years' experience in Microsoft Windows, C, C++, C# and .Net. Matt is the owner of Evolved AI Solutions, a premier provider of advanced Machine Learning/Bio-AI technologies. Matt developed the first enterprise grade MicroService framework written completely in C# and .Net, which is used in production by a major hedge fund in NYC. Matt also developed the first Bio Artificial Intelligence framework which completely integrates mirror and canonical neurons. He continues to push the limits of Machine Learning, Biological Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning and MicroServices. In his spare time Matt loves to continue his education and contribute to open source efforts such as Kelp.Net. His Website: www.evolvedaisolutions.comHis LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evolvedai/His Blog: https://evolvedaisolutions.com/blog.html




Introducing Machine Learning


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Master machine learning concepts and develop real-world solutions Machine learning offers immense opportunities, and Introducing Machine Learning delivers practical knowledge to make the most of them. Dino and Francesco Esposito start with a quick overview of the foundations of artificial intelligence and the basic steps of any machine learning project. Next, they introduce Microsoft’s powerful ML.NET library, including capabilities for data processing, training, and evaluation. They present families of algorithms that can be trained to solve real-life problems, as well as deep learning techniques utilizing neural networks. The authors conclude by introducing valuable runtime services available through the Azure cloud platform and consider the long-term business vision for machine learning. · 14-time Microsoft MVP Dino Esposito and Francesco Esposito help you · Explore what’s known about how humans learn and how intelligent software is built · Discover which problems machine learning can address · Understand the machine learning pipeline: the steps leading to a deliverable model · Use AutoML to automatically select the best pipeline for any problem and dataset · Master ML.NET, implement its pipeline, and apply its tasks and algorithms · Explore the mathematical foundations of machine learning · Make predictions, improve decision-making, and apply probabilistic methods · Group data via classification and clustering · Learn the fundamentals of deep learning, including neural network design · Leverage AI cloud services to build better real-world solutions faster About This Book · For professionals who want to build machine learning applications: both developers who need data science skills and data scientists who need relevant programming skills · Includes examples of machine learning coding scenarios built using the ML.NET library




Building Machine Learning Powered Applications


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Learn the skills necessary to design, build, and deploy applications powered by machine learning (ML). Through the course of this hands-on book, you’ll build an example ML-driven application from initial idea to deployed product. Data scientists, software engineers, and product managers—including experienced practitioners and novices alike—will learn the tools, best practices, and challenges involved in building a real-world ML application step by step. Author Emmanuel Ameisen, an experienced data scientist who led an AI education program, demonstrates practical ML concepts using code snippets, illustrations, screenshots, and interviews with industry leaders. Part I teaches you how to plan an ML application and measure success. Part II explains how to build a working ML model. Part III demonstrates ways to improve the model until it fulfills your original vision. Part IV covers deployment and monitoring strategies. This book will help you: Define your product goal and set up a machine learning problem Build your first end-to-end pipeline quickly and acquire an initial dataset Train and evaluate your ML models and address performance bottlenecks Deploy and monitor your models in a production environment




ML.NET Revealed


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Get introduced to ML.NET, a new open source, cross-platform machine learning framework from Microsoft that is intended to democratize machine learning and enable as many developers as possible. Dive in to learn how ML.NET is designed to encapsulate complex algorithms, making it easy to consume them in many application settings without having to think about the internal details. You will learn about the features that do the necessary “plumbing” that is required in a variety of machine learning problems, freeing up your time to focus on your applications. You will understand that while the infrastructure pieces may at first appear to be disconnected and haphazard, they are not. Developers who are curious about trying machine learning, yet are shying away from it due to its perceived complexity, will benefit from this book. This introductory guide will help you make sense of it all and inspire you to try out scenarios and code samples that can be used in many real-world situations. What You Will Learn Create a machine learning model using only the C# language Build confidence in your understanding of machine learning algorithms Painlessly implement algorithms Begin using the ML.NET library software Recognize the many opportunities to utilize ML.NET to your advantage Apply and reuse code samples from the book Utilize the bonus algorithm selection quick references available online Who This Book Is For Developers who want to learn how to use and apply machine learning to enrich their applications




Microsoft Azure Essentials Azure Machine Learning


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Microsoft Azure Essentials from Microsoft Press is a series of free ebooks designed to help you advance your technical skills with Microsoft Azure. This third ebook in the series introduces Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, a service that a developer can use to build predictive analytics models (using training datasets from a variety of data sources) and then easily deploy those models for consumption as cloud web services. The ebook presents an overview of modern data science theory and principles, the associated workflow, and then covers some of the more common machine learning algorithms in use today. It builds a variety of predictive analytics models using real world data, evaluates several different machine learning algorithms and modeling strategies, and then deploys the finished models as machine learning web services on Azure within a matter of minutes. The ebook also expands on a working Azure Machine Learning predictive model example to explore the types of client and server applications you can create to consume Azure Machine Learning web services. Watch Microsoft Press’s blog and Twitter (@MicrosoftPress) to learn about other free ebooks in the Microsoft Azure Essentials series.




Deep Learning


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An introduction to a broad range of topics in deep learning, covering mathematical and conceptual background, deep learning techniques used in industry, and research perspectives. “Written by three experts in the field, Deep Learning is the only comprehensive book on the subject.” —Elon Musk, cochair of OpenAI; cofounder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Deep learning is a form of machine learning that enables computers to learn from experience and understand the world in terms of a hierarchy of concepts. Because the computer gathers knowledge from experience, there is no need for a human computer operator to formally specify all the knowledge that the computer needs. The hierarchy of concepts allows the computer to learn complicated concepts by building them out of simpler ones; a graph of these hierarchies would be many layers deep. This book introduces a broad range of topics in deep learning. The text offers mathematical and conceptual background, covering relevant concepts in linear algebra, probability theory and information theory, numerical computation, and machine learning. It describes deep learning techniques used by practitioners in industry, including deep feedforward networks, regularization, optimization algorithms, convolutional networks, sequence modeling, and practical methodology; and it surveys such applications as natural language processing, speech recognition, computer vision, online recommendation systems, bioinformatics, and videogames. Finally, the book offers research perspectives, covering such theoretical topics as linear factor models, autoencoders, representation learning, structured probabilistic models, Monte Carlo methods, the partition function, approximate inference, and deep generative models. Deep Learning can be used by undergraduate or graduate students planning careers in either industry or research, and by software engineers who want to begin using deep learning in their products or platforms. A website offers supplementary material for both readers and instructors.




Understanding Machine Learning


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Introduces machine learning and its algorithmic paradigms, explaining the principles behind automated learning approaches and the considerations underlying their usage.