PyTorch: Advanced Architectures and Deployment

DeepLearning.AI extends a basic training workflow into custom architectures and specialized approaches for images and language. Deployment preparation connects model development with the conditions in which it will be used. It is a continuation for learners already comfortable with tensors, datasets and neural-network training.

What you will learn

• Design custom neural-network architectures.
• Apply specialized vision and NLP approaches.
• Prepare a PyTorch model for deployment.

Who this suits

Learners with strong Python skills and a solid PyTorch foundation, including tensors, datasets and training neural networks.

Before you enroll

Check the Python, PyTorch and hardware versions used in the labs before enrolling. GPU access may have separate costs. Keep training and evaluation data separate, record configurations and compare a model with a simple baseline before attributing a result to a more complex architecture.

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Put it into practice

Prepare a small permitted model for inference and compare its expected inputs, output behavior and resource needs with the training environment.

Source and review

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