Adam Gibson

Josh Patterson

Deep Learning: A Practitioner's Approach

How can machine learning--especially deep neural networks--make a real difference in your organization? This hands-on guide not only provides practical information, but helps you get started building efficient deep learning networks. The authors provide the fundamentals of deep learning--tuning, parallelization, vectorization, and building pipelines--that are valid for any library before introducing the open source Deeplearning4j (DL4J) library for developing production-class workflows. Through real-world examples, you'll learn methods and strategies for training deep network architectures and running deep learning workflows on Spark and Hadoop with DL4J.

A Practitioner's Approach

Deep Learning

Understand how to continuously organize people, skills and resources to meet changing business needs and forecast for future workforce supply and demand.

How to Align People with Organizational Strategy for Improved Performance

Agile Workforce Planning

Although interest in machine learning has reached a high point, lofty expectations often scuttle projects before they get very far. How can machine learning—especially deep neural networks—make a real difference in your organization? This hands-on guide not only provides the most practical information available on the subject, but also helps you get started building efficient deep learning networks. Authors Adam Gibson and Josh Patterson provide theory on deep learning before introducing their open-source Deeplearning4j (DL4J) library for developing production-class workflows. Through real-world examples, you’ll learn methods and strategies for training deep network architectures and running deep learning workflows on Spark and Hadoop with DL4J. Dive into machine learning concepts in general, as well as deep learning in particular Understand how deep networks evolved from neural network fundamentals Explore the major deep network architectures, including Convolutional and Recurrent Learn how to map specific deep networks to the right problem Walk through the fundamentals of tuning general neural networks and specific deep network architectures Use vectorization techniques for different data types with DataVec, DL4J’s workflow tool Learn how to use DL4J natively on Spark and Hadoop

As business priorities change and focus shifts to address arising issues, HR professionals need to be able to reorganize talent swiftly and plan for future needs to enable the business to succeed. It covers how to forecast organizational demand for people, resources and skills, analyze the gap between supply and demand and most importantly, how to fill this gap. This book explains how to use agile workforce planning to achieve this. Agile Workforce Planning is a practical guide for HR and organization development practitioners needing to align their staff, skills and resources with evolving company goals. This book also covers how to identify the skills needed in the workforce, where these skills are already available and when they're missing, how to decide whether to buy, borrow or build them. Agile Workforce Planning explains how to collect data to calculate and predict staff churn as well as how to use qualitative and quantitative demand modelling to forecast for future needs and provides strategies to address these including lateral internal recruitment. There is also expert guidance on horizon scanning, scenario planning and how to secure stakeholder buy in and engagement for an agile workforce plan. Supported by case studies from companies including Apple, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, NATO and the UK National Health Service, this is essential reading for HR and OD professionals needing to continuously align the talent and capabilities in their workforce with the overall business strategy

A century of lies have brought upon this dark day, only a few knew it was coming, and those few are marked for death. A century old conspiracy is about to be unveiled on a hot august summer day, in the windy city of Chicago. The stage has been set, all the evidence is there, but time may be running out. A dark horde of men in black trench coats lurk in the shadows. A hideously deformed man has evil plans, a schizophrenic security guard with constant visions of the horror he witnessed as a child may hold the key, and a tragic bombing of thousands has thrown the nation into a tail spin. Have the myths all been true? Do they exist? Why have they been kept secret all these years? One man must face his deepest fears and journey deep into his dark forgotten past. Betrayal and deceit surround him at every corner. All that he held true has been a lie. And death will become his only welcome friend. Now he must face his ultimate challenge before it is to late, but first he must realize the fate of humanity rests in his own blood soaked hands.

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