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A Minimal Deep Learning Library Implementation In Python

5 minute read

Published: August 10, 2018

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This tutorial introduces the main blocks needed to build a deep learning library in a few lines of Python. You'll learn how to build your (very) light-weight version of PyTorch!

An Efficient Soft-Margin Kernel SVM Implementation In Python

9 minute read

Published: August 08, 2018

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This short tutorial aims at introducing support vector machine (SVM) methods from its mathematical formulation along with an efficient implementation in a few lines of Python! Do play with the full code hosted on my github page. I strongly recommend reading Support Vector Machine Solvers (from L. Bottou & C-J. Lin) for an in-depth cover of the topic, along with the LIBSVM library. The present post naturally follows this introduction on SVMs.

10 Best Beer Gardens In Oxford

7 minute read

Published: August 07, 2018

If you are passing by Oxford as a tourist, a visiting student or have already been living there for a while, you cannot miss the enthralling excitement happening around the many bars and pubs scattered in the city. There are especially a significant selection of front and back gardens which offer the perfect place to drink a pint or a glass of Pimm's. I hope you'll love my hand-curated list of the most thrilling beer gardens one can find in The City of Dreaming Spires!