In this project, you will learn the functioning and intuition behind a powerful class of supervised linear models known as support vector machines (SVMs). By the end of this project, you will be able to apply SVMs using scikit-learn and Python to your own classification tasks, including building a simple facial recognition model.
Support Vector Machines with scikit-learn
Taught in English
Instructor: Snehan Kekre
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What you'll learn
Understand the theory behind support vector machines
Builld SVM models with scikit-learn to classify linear and non-linear data
Determine the strengths and limitations of SVMs
Develop an SVM-based facial recognition model
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Getting Started
Beyond Linear Discriminative Classifiers
Many Possible Separators
Plotting the Margins
Training an SVM Model
Facial Recognition with SVMs
Preprocessing the data set
Hyperparameter Tuning with Grid-Search Cross Validation
Visualize Test Images
Evaluating the Support Vector Classifier
Recommended experience
Some experience in Python programming and machine learning theory is recommended.
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