It seems that one of the most problematic topics for machine-learning self-learners is to understand the difference between parameters and hyper-parameters. The concept of hyper-parameters is very important, because these values directly influence overall... (more…)

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Since I switched to the field of machine learning, I have been interested in its theoretical foundations—doing a lot of pure mathematics in before my Ph.D. (and a tiny bit during the Ph.D. as well) left its mark apparently. I noticed two things relatively... (more…)

Different approaches for improving performance and lowering power in ML systems. (more…)

We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us — Marshall McLuhan...